Category Archives: DUI/DWI

Hampstead Woman Accused of DUI After Attempting to Run Over Store Clerk

A Hampstead woman stands accused of attempting to run over a store clerk and crashing her vehicle into a local donut shop. According to a Union Leader story, the woman has been charged with driving while intoxicated, conduct after an accident, operating without a valid license, three felony counts of reckless conduct, disorderly conduct, and criminal mischief. […]

NH School Teacher Charged With Alcohol Ignition Interlock Circumvention

New Hampshire police are alleging that a Merrimack elementary school teacher twice had her daughter take a breath test for her in order to unlock her vehicle’s ignition. According to a wmur.com article, the woman allegedly had her daughter blow into the breathalyzer tube of the ignition-locking device that was installed on her vehicle following […]

Board of Selectmen Chairman Arrested on DUI Charge

The Chairman of the Board of Selectmen in Westminster was arrested this past weekend in Jaffrey, New Hampshire for driving while intoxicated. According to an article on Telegram.com, the 29-year-old man was arrested Friday, March 5, 2010, after he lost control of his Chevrolet pickup truck and struck a tree before ultimately crashing into a snowbank. […]

Funding for DWI Treatment Program Cut, Programs Becomes Privatized

In the state of New Hampshire, repeat DWI offenders are required to enroll in and successfully complete a mandatory 7-day alcohol treatment program known as the Multiple Offender Program (MOP). This program is required by law. Yet, recent senatorial voting in the Department of Health and Human Services defunded the program due to budget cuts. DWI […]

DWI Arrestee Steals Police Cruiser, Turns Himself In

According to firstcoastnews.com, a New Hampshire man was recently stopped and arrested for allegedly driving under the influence. Due to an arm deformity, officers reportedly did not handcuff the man, and, consequently, the man managed to get into the driver’s side of the police cruiser and drive off. The 25-year-old Laconia resident soon abandoned the […]