Lakes Region Man Accused Of Wrong-Way Drunken Driving On Interstate 93

CONCORD, NH — A Lakes Region man with a previous arrest history was arrested Friday night accused of wrong-way drunken driving on Interstate 93 in Canterbury.

At just after 11:45 p.m., New Hampshire State Police dispatch received “multiple reports” about a wrong-way driver traveling south in the northbound lanes of the highway between Mile Markers 53 and 49, in Northfield and Canterbury, Amber Lagace, the public information officer for the department, said. About 6 minutes later, a trooper found the vehicle in Canterbury at Mile Marker 46.8, “as it was approaching (a) trooper head-on, around a bend in the roadway,” she said.

“The trooper was able to successfully stop the motor vehicle in the left lane and made contact with the lone operator,” Lagace said.

After an investigation, the driver, Zachary William Bunker, 40, of Gilford was arrested on driving while intoxicated, felony reckless conduct with a deadly weapon, and reckless driving charges. He was released on bail and is due in Merrimack County Superior Court on Dec. 28.

Bunker, according to posts on Patch, has been arrested several times during the past few years. In September 2019, he was accused of strangling an intimate partner in Manchester and was indicted on the charges later. In January, he was arrested on simple assault and domestic violence charges after an incident or investigation in Penacook and then, five days later, arrested on stalking and breach of bail charges.

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