An intoxicated Maine man with a suspended license was arrested in Concord on Monday night after fleeing a traffic stop and leading police on a chase of more than 20 miles, state police said.
Joshua Young of Garland, Maine, began fleeing in Antrim about 10:13 p.m., passing vehicles in the right breakdown lane of Interstate 89 at speeds greater than 100 mph, police said in a press release issued Tuesday.
The chase ended after the 32-year-old crashed his pickup truck into a guardrail and ran into the woods near the Clinton Street exit of I-89, the statement said.
Young was charged by local and state police with one felony – reckless conduct – and six misdemeanors. Included among the misdemeanor charges were two counts of disobeying a police officer, two of driving after suspension, one of aggravated driving under the influence and one of reckless operation.
The reckless conduct charge becomes a felony when a person “recklessly engages in conduct which places or may place another in danger of serious bodily injury,” while using a “deadly weapon,” such as a motor vehicle, according to state law.
Young was ordered held at the Hillsborough County jail on a combined $20,000 cash bail, according to the press release.
(Nick Reid can be reached at 369-3325, nreid@cmonitor.com or on Twitter at @NickBReid.)