Danvers Man Accused Of Drunken Driving, Fleeing Mass. And NH State Troopers On I-95, Route 1 Bypass

HAMPTON, NH — A man from Massachusetts was arrested on drunken driving and other charges Saturday night after a chase from Interstate 95 in Massachusetts to the Route 1 Bypass in Portsmouth, according to New Hampshire State Police.

Just past 11 p.m., troopers received a report of a driver erratically driving in a crossover, fleeing state police in the Bay State after refusing to stop. As the vehicle crossed over the border into Hampton Falls, troopers in New Hampshire attempted to stop the 2015 Mercedes GLA, but the driver refused to stop, the report said.

In Hampton, troopers deployed tire deflation devices, but the driver “sped up and continued to flee,” state police said. At the tollbooth, Rayshawn T. Patton-Brisbon, 44, of Danvers, Massachusetts, “passed through a closed toll lane and damaged state-owned traffic cones before continuing to flee.”

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Patton-Brisbon was accused of continuing to drive north on Interstate 95 into Portsmouth, where state troopers again attempted to deploy additional tire-deflation devices. After running over those, he was accused of continuing to drive. After a third strip was laid down, Patton-Brisbon swerved and placed a trooper at risk of serious injury, the report stated.

Patton-Brisbon took Exit 5 onto the Route 1 Bypass north and stopped at a service station where he was arrested. During the interaction with him, state police accused him of showing signs of impairment, a report said.

Patton-Brisbon was charged with two counts of felony reckless conduct as well as aggravated driving under the influence, disobeying an officer, and criminal mischief. He refused bail and was taken to the Rockingham County Jail. Patton-Brisbon was scheduled to be arraigned on Monday.

Portsmouth police and Massachusetts troopers assisted New Hampshire troopers, according to a report.

All aspects of this incident remain under investigation. Anyone with information to assist the investigation was asked to contact Sgt. Wood at gary.j.woodjr@dos.nh.gov.

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