Medford, Mass., Man Accused Of Wrong-Way Intoxicated Driving On Interstate 93 In Canterbury, NH

CANTERBURY, NH — A man from Massachusetts was arrested early Sunday morning and held on preventive detention after being accused of wrong-way intoxicated driving on Interstate 93.

Around 12:15 a.m., New Hampshire State Police dispatch began receiving calls about a wrong-way driver on the highway in Northfield. Troopers began searching for the vehicle and came upon a 2016 Subaru Crosstrek on the left shoulder of the Interstate, facing the wrong way, near Mile Marker 50.6 in Canterbury.

“It was determined later that the driver of the vehicle had pulled over due to running out of gas,” state police said.

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No one was near the crossover, but later, a trooper saw a man in the median wood line who was requested to exit the woods and obliged, the report said.

“The troopers observed that (the) man had fallen while running through the woods, sustaining a laceration above his right eye,” a report stated. “They offered medical attention on scene, which he declined.”

The man, James McGillicuddy, 35, of Medford, MA, was determined by state police to be the sole occupant of the Subaru and was arrested on driving under the influence and reckless conduct charges. He was held on preventive detention and was scheduled to be arraigned in Concord District Court on Monday.

Anyone with information about this case was asked to contact Trooper John Zavala at john.a.zavala@dos.nh.gov.

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