Worcester Woman Bagged Driving Drunk At 106 MPH On I-95: NHSP

CONCORD, NH — A Massachusetts woman was arrested on Friday morning after state police tracked her from the air and accused her of driving erratically on I-95. At just after 9:15 a.m., a trooper from the New Hampshire State Police Special Enforcement Unit was monitoring traffic from an aircraft. In the area of Hampton Falls, the trooper reported seeing a Jeep Wrangler "driving erratically in and out of traffic, at what appeared to be an extremely high rate of speed," according to Lt. John Hennessey of the NHSP.

The trooper clocked the vehicle at 106 mph in a 65 mph zone and radioed to troopers on the ground who stopped the vehicle and spoke with the driver, Laurie Robbins, 45, of Worcester, MA.

"After speaking with her, it became evident that she was possibly impaired," noted Capt. Christopher Vetter of the NHSP. "Robbins submitted to road side field sobriety testing, and it was determined that she was in fact under the influence."

Robbins was arrested on July 5, 2019, on an aggravated driving while intoxicated charge. She was process, released, and is due in Hampton District Court on July 18.

"The NH State Police Special Enforcement Unit regularly interdicts elevated speed violations and other aggressive driving behaviors," noted Vetter and Hennessey. "Its members patrol across the state often utilizing the state police aircraft during commuter traffic times and holiday travel periods with the goal of keeping New Hampshire’s roadways safe for all residents and visitors."

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