Lawrence Man Arrested After Crash, Chase From Windham To Concord

CONCORD, NH — A Massachusetts man was arrested and released on personal recognizance bail after an early morning chase Tuesday with New Hampshire State Police from one section of I-93 to the other. At 12:30 a.m., a state trooper reported seeing a black Honda Accord veer off the road and strike a guardrail on the northbound side of the Interstate in Windham. The trooper, according to Lt. Bryan Trask of Troop B, attempted to stop the vehicle but it sped away.

"(The) trooper continued pursuing the vehicle it was observed to be operating erratically and at times traveling in excess of 100 mph," Trask stated. "The pursuit continued along Interstate 93 North into Concord where the vehicle briefly exited the highway at Exit 13."

The driver of the Accord, Jessy O. Rodriguez Ruiz, 38, of Lawrence, MA, is accused of then exiting the Interstate, driving across a curbed island in the intersection, and then, re-entering I-93 in the wrong direction.

"At this time, troopers briefly lost visual of the vehicle," Trask said.

A short time later, troopers found the vehicle, reportedly traveling northbound in the southbound side of I-93. State troopers and Concord police attempted to stop the vehicle but it reversed direction again and drove off the Interstate at Exit 16.

A K-9 unit was called in to track Ruiz who was accused of fleeing the area.

"(Ruiz) was eventually located in the woods along a dirt trail," Trask said.

Ruiz was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated, reckless conduct, criminal mischief, operating while suspended, possession of controlled and narcotic drugs, transportation of drugs, and two counts of both disobeying an officer and conduct after an accident as well as two warrants out of Salem District Court. He is due in Merrimack County Superior Court on Nov. 14.

Any motorists who witnessed this incident are urged to contact Trooper Eric Torrens at Eric.Torrens@dos.nh.gov or 603-223-3622.

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