Crime & Safety
Conway Man Charged With Fleeing 3 Accidents In Manchester
Adrian Carleton is accused of fleeing the scene of the third crash, on foot, but was caught later by the Manchester K-9 unit.
MANCHESTER, NH — On June 15, 2020 at approximately 9:15 a.m. Manchester police began receiving calls about someone driving erratically.
It was reported that the vehicle had hit a parked car on Wayne Street, a building on Bremer Street, and then a utility pole at Rimmon and Coolidge Avenue. There the driver got out of the car and fled into the woods.
Manchester police set up a perimeter and a K-9 track was done. The K-9 team was able to find Adrian Carleton, 40, of Conway in a wooded area.
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He was uncooperative, but eventually taken into custody. Heather Hamel, the MPD spokesperson, said Carleton was charged with three counts of conduct after an accident, reckless conduct, and resisting arrest.
The utility pole struck during the series of accidents was severed and required the road to be closed while crews replaced the broken pole.
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