Motor Vehicle Crashes and Arrest on Interstate 93 North- Bow

On August 31'st at approximately 7:43 am, State Police received multiple reports of a vehicle operating erratically as it came north on I-93 in the area of the Hooksett Toll Plaza. There were updates from several callers indicating it crashed at least twice into the concrete barriers and into a guard rail before troopers located it near the I-89 Junction. As the troopers were attempting to get behind the vehicle it crashed again into a concrete barrier and then spun out 360 degrees in the roadway. The vehicle was initially slow to stop but troopers finally got it stopped in the parking lot of the Irving gas station on Route 3A near the Concord/Bow town line. After conducting a felony stop on the vehicle to take the two adult occupants into custody, the troopers discovered an eight month old baby in the back seat. The female passenger and the child were transported to Concord Hospital as a precaution. The baby was later released into the care of a family member.

The driver, Mr. Nathan Rabbitt, age 35 of Laconia, NH, was charged with Aggravated DUI, Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Operating after Suspension, and Disobeying an Officer. The female passenger, Mrs. Cassandra Thomas, age 32, also of Laconia, was charged with Endangering the Welfare of a Child.

Mr. Rabbitt was held at the Merrimack County Jail on preventative detention awaiting arraignment in the Concord 6th District Court on September 1st.

If anyone has any further information regarding this case, please contact TFC Livingstone at 603-223-4381.