Drunken Wrong-Way Driver Arrested on Spaulding Turnpike

Tire deflation devices were used to stop an impaired wrong-way driver on the Spaulding Turnpike early Friday morning, according to New Hampshire State Police.

A 47-year-old man from Dracut, Massachusetts, was driving a 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee north on the southbound side of the turnpike (Route 16) about 1:23 a.m., according to police, who said ‘concerned motorists’ reported the driver.

The driver was charged with reckless conduct (Class B felony) and driving under the influence of liquor (Class B misdemeanor), police said.