Nashua Man Accused Of Wrong-Way Drunken Driving After Turnpike Exit Crash

NASHUA, NH — A man from Nashua is facing multiple charges after being accused of wrong-way drunken driving on an exit of the Everett Turnpike in Nashua on Thursday night.

Just past 11:15 p.m., New Hampshire State Police received a report about a crash on the Exit 5 onramp. A man from Waterford, Maine, told state police dispatch a car drove into the UPS tractor-trailer truck he was driving, Amber Lagace, a public information officer for state police. The driver came to a controlled stop before the crash, she added.

“The driver of the vehicle traveling the wrong way on the highway was identified as Omer Landry, 45, of Nashua,” she said. “Landry was transported to an area hospital to receive treatment for minor injuries. There were no calls received reporting a vehicle traveling the wrong way until the crash occurred.”

The onramp was closed for around two hours during the investigation and clean-up.

Landry was arrested later on reckless conduct and driving while intoxicated charges, as well as unregistered and uninspected vehicle violations. He will be arraigned in Hillsborough County Superior Court in January.

Anyone with information regarding this incident was asked to contact Trooper Bryan Taylor at 603-223- 4381 or Bryan.L.Taylor@dos.nh.gov.

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