Motorist Crashes Into NH State Police Cruiser

A woman from Lincoln was arrested yesterday afternoon for driving while intoxicated after a crash on I-93.

Katherine Dangelo, 62, was arrested on Oct. 11, 2015, after an investigation into the crash revealed that she was allegedly found to be under the influence of medication.

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According to the New Hampshire State Police, the Troop F dispatch center received reports of a 2002 Ford Explorer “weaving in and out of traffic and cutting motorists off,” while driving south on I-93 in Thornton.

About a minute after the report, the vehicle struck a state police cruiser while the state trooper sergeant was conducting a motor vehicle stop. The sergeant was sitting in his vehicle at the time of the crash. The Explorer reportedly skidded off to the right side of the road and into the tree line.

Dangelo was allegedly found to be under the influence of medication and was arrested.

Both Dangelo and the trooper were sent to Speare Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. Dangelo was released on bail and will be arraigned in Plymouth District Court.