A New Hampshire woman was arrested on Sunday after she allegedly slammed head-on into an NH State Police cruiser while driving the wrong way.
[RELATED: Massachusetts State Trooper Killed by a Wrong-Way Driver…]
At approximately 1:47 a.m., the NH State Police received multiple calls reporting a wrong-way driver on Route 101 in Exeter. Callers reported that the vehicle was traveling east in the westbound lanes.
Troopers responded and encountered a 2019 Nissan Kicks between Exits 8 and 9.
Trooper Shane McClure was traveling west and believed that there were many other innocent drivers placed in danger by the wrong-way driver.
In order to protect those drivers, McClure intentionally placed his cruiser in the path of the wrong-way driver to end the pursuit.
The suspect driver allegedly did not stop and instead slammed into the cruiser.
The driver was identified as Cassandra Aldecor, 21, of Dover, and taken into custody.
She was charged with felony counts of reckless conduct, second-degree assault, and criminal mischief and misdemeanor aggravated driving under the influence and driving under the influence.
A passenger in the vehicle, Zachary Lapierre, 21, of Lebanon, Maine, was arrested and charged with misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct, contempt, and violating conditions of release.
Both suspects were held in preventive detention.
No one involved in the crash suffered serious injuries.
The incident mirrors a recent wrong-way driver crash in Massachusetts, when Massachusetts State Trooper Kevin Trainor, 30, was tragically killed in the line of duty while attempting to stop a wrong-way driver who slammed into his cruiser.
