Manchester Woman Bagged On DWI, Deadly Weapon, Negligent Driving Charges In Concord

CONCORD, NH — A woman from Manchester was arrested on multiple charges Saturday after a drunken driving chase from Manchester into Concord.

Manchester police were involved in attempting to stop a 2013 BMW 3 series car which was located by a New Hampshire State Police trooper around 1:30 a.m. The trooper attempted to stop the car before it entered Interstate 93 north. The driver, however, failed to stop, Amber Lagace, a public information officer for the state police, said, despite sirens and emergency lights being activated.

“At times,” she said, “the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed and was having lane control issues. Troopers from the Troop B and D barracks were successful in deploying spike strips on I-93 near the Hooksett rest area, which deflated two of the vehicle’s tires.”

The driver, later identified as Laurie Rebecca Keith, 39, of Manchester, was accused of continuing to drive at a slow rate of speed on the Interstate while riding on its rims.

Lagace said the driver exited the Interstate in Concord. State police then got Concord police involved, and a second set of spike strips was laid out. The chase ended on Gas Street near several closed businesses, she said.

Keith was charged with felony reckless conduct with a deadly weapon, disobeying a police officer, aggravated driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, and negligent driving charges, as well as traffic control device, solid line, lane control, and failure to use required turn signals violations. She refused bail and was scheduled to appear at the Hillsborough County Superior Court North on Jan. 17.

If anyone has information regarding this incident, contact Trooper Ryan Harkonen at 603-666-3334 or Ryan.Harkonen@dos.nh.gov.

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