Police: Mass. man fled at 130 mph, unintentionally pulled into NH state police lot

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Gabriel Lima, 24, of Lawrence, finally crashed the automobile earlier than being arrested on a slew of costs, together with aggravated DUI, in response to police.

A Massachusetts man tried to evade New Hampshire State Police by unknowingly pulling right into a trooper barracks amid a high-speed chase Friday evening, investigators mentioned.

Gabriel Lima, 24, of Lawrence, is dealing with a number of costs after allegedly reaching speeds of 130 mph as he traveled on Interstate-93 in Harmony. 

In line with New Hampshire State Police, a trooper noticed the automobile simply earlier than 10:30 p.m. allegedly touring northbound at 109 mph and swerving erratically. The trooper tried to tug the automobile over, however the driver allegedly elevated its pace and took Exit 2 into Harmony, in response to officers.

That trooper overpassed the automobile, however one other trooper leaving the Troop D barracks noticed a automobile cease on the aspect of the street by the barracks and shut its lights off, in response to police.

The trooper realized that it was the automobile that had allegedly simply fled, however when the operator noticed the officer, he began driving once more and turned in in the direction of the barracks parking zone, in response to officers.

“It appeared, nevertheless, that the operator then noticed the State Police signal and realized the place he was,” police wrote in a Fb publish. “He turned again out of the parking zone and one other try was made to cease the automobile. As soon as once more, the automobile didn’t cease, and a pursuit ensued.”

Investigators mentioned the automobile allegedly continued to function erratically and at various speeds because it tried to elude troopers, and crossed a median on two events. The automobile got here to a cease when it struck a concrete curb on Manchester Avenue in Harmony and crashed on the Merrimack River Bridge, in response to officers.

Police mentioned Lima was taken to the hospital with minor accidents and later charged with aggravated DUI, reckless conduct, disobeying an officer, working with out a license (a subsequent offense), and crossing a median. He shall be arraigned in Merrimack County Superior Court docket on July 20. 

No different automobiles had been struck or broken within the incident.