Man From Maine Accused Of Driving 116 MPH On I-95 In Seabrook, NH State Police Say

SEABROOK, NH — A man from Maine is scheduled to be arraigned in court on Thursday after being accused of driving 116 mph on Interstate 95 and fleeing the scene of a crash.

Around 4:45 a.m. on Wednesday, a trooper patrolling the Interstate reportedly saw the driver of a 2025 Volkswagen Atlas SUV speeding on the southbound side of the highway. The vehicle was clocked at 116 mph in a 65-mph zone, state police said.

“(The) trooper attempted a traffic stop, but after initially slowing down, the driver sped up again and exited the highway at Exit 2,” a report stated. “Then, at the Hampton Side Toll plaza, the driver made an abrupt U-turn, re-entered I-95 southbound, and continued until Exit 1, where the driver lost control of the Volkswagen, struck a delineator post, and stopped with a deflated tire.”

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The driver, identified later as Romario Linton, 27, of Berwick, Maine, left the SUV and fled into the woods along the highway. A state police K-9 unit as well as Seabrook police were requested and he was caught after trying to run across the Interstate by Exit 1, state police said.

Linton was charged with two felony counts of reckless conduct-deadly weapon as well as disobeying an officer, conduct after an accident, and resisting arrest or detention. After being arrested, he was taken to the hospital for evaluation, due to injuries from the crash, state police said. Linton was held on preventive detention in the Rockingham County Jail and is scheduled to be arraigned in Hampton District Court on Thursday.

Police from Seabrook, Amesbury, and Salisbury, Massachusetts, assisted state police.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or who has information that may assist the investigation was asked to contact Trooper Cameron Vetter at 603-223-4381 or cameron.s.vetter@dos.nh.gov.

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