Drunk Driver Takes Officers on Chase from Windham to Manchester

A drunk driver took local officers and state police on a long car chase last night, starting in Windham before finally running out of gas on Interstate 293 in Manchester.

The operator, Joshua Blodgett, 26, of Manchester was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated, disobeying a police officer, reckless conduct, operating after suspension and resisting arrest.

Troopers from New Hampshire State Police Troop-B Bedford responded to the town of Derry at 12:04 a.m. to assist local departments with the pursuit.

A Windham Police officer had attempted to stop a 2011 Honda Civic with a Massachusetts registration and the vehicle fled westbound on Route 111.

Officers from the Londonderry Police Department pursued the vehicle shortly after as it fled east on Route 102. Derry Police joined the pursuit, but lost the vehicle as it traveled down Route 102.

The vehicle was later located by state police in a driveway on Route 102, but the Blodgett fled again onto Interstate 93 northbound and later to I-293 where the chase finally ended.

A female passenger was also in the vehicle at the time of the arrest. She was taken into protective custody.

Blodgett will be arraigned in Manchester District Court on the charges.