Driver Charged With Drunken Driving Conduct After An Accident, After A Crash In Concord

CONCORD, NH — Concord police and fire and rescue teams were sent to a crash on Interstate 393 on Saturday night.

Around 9:45 p.m., Concord police dispatch began receiving calls about a crash in the area of I-393 and North Main Street. A witness reported a white car traveling at a high rate of speed on the highway and striking a guardrail. Afterward, the car exited the highway and stopped in the South Commercial Street onramp area. The driver then began walking away from the vehicle, the witness said.

Dispatch described the driver and police headed to the scene.

The first officer arrived at the Kimball Jenkins Estate and spoke with the driver, who said his vehicle was still on the Interstate, according to scanner chatter. The officer said the situation was under control and requested EMTs. The man was in his late 50s and was “really out of it,” according to an officer.

Later, the officer stated there appeared to be “an intoxication issue.”

Concord firefighters arrived and confirmed the vehicle was on I-393, but the injured man was at the Kimball Jenkins Estate. The commander requested EMTs head there instead of the highway.

Police found the vehicle, a Toyota, not far from North Main Street, at the South Commercial onramp onto the highway.

A one-way sign was also uprooted during the crash.

“The car’s totaled,” an officer said. “It’s going to need a tow.”

After EMTs examined him, the driver was taken to Concord Hospital. He was also arrested for drunken driving and conduct after accident charges.

A tow truck was also requested to the scene.

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