Man Hid After Driving 60 mph on a Local Road: Cops

MERRIMACK, NH - A local man is due in court next month after allegedly being caught driving at an excessive speed in Merrimack, according to police.

Jesse Buss, 20, of South Baboosic Lake Road in Merrimack, was arrested on May 3, 2016, and charged with reckless driving and disobeying an officer.

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According to police, at just before 10 p.m., an officer patrolling Turkey Hill Road reportedly saw a Mitsubishi Lancer pass him in the opposite direction at a high rate of speed.

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The speed – according to Sgt. Cassell of the Merrimack Police Department – read 60 mph on the officer’s radar.

“When the officer turned around and attempted to stop it, the operator attempted to elude the officer through a neighborhood, and hide his motor vehicle in a driveway at a residence he was not familiar with,” Cassell alleged. "Upon being located, the operator was identified as Buss. He was placed under arrest without incident, transported to the Merrimack Police Department, and charged accordingly.”

Buss was later released on personal recognizance bail and is due in court on June 16.