DUI 3rd Offense, Habitual Offender, Resisting Arrest, Interstate 89 Hopkinton

On December 31, 2018 at approximately 0145 hours, NHSP Troopers were on patrol in the Troop D area when Trooper Maxim King alerted troopers to a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on Interstate 93 North in Concord, NH. Trooper King observed the vehicle traveling at a speed of 117 mph and was able to safely conduct a motor vehicle stop on the vehicle. Upon approach, the operator fled in his vehicle in an attempt to elude Trooper King, increasing his speed past 120 mph. At which point, Troopers lost contact with the vehicle. The vehicle was then observed in Hopkinton, NH, where an officer again stopped the vehicle, and the operator fled in his vehicle upon being approached.

A short time later, NHSP Troop D was advised that the vehicle had been involved in a motor vehicle crash on Interstate 89 at Exit 5. Troopers along with local agencies responded to discover that the driver had fled on foot.

Sgt. Vincent Grieco responded to the scene with his K9 partner, Lincoln. Lincoln was deployed to locate the subject and successfully located the operator in the woods along Interstate 89. Upon being located the subject resisted arrest and was taken into custody with the assistance of K9 Lincoln.

The operator refusing to cooperate was ultimately identified as Efrain V. Perez-Abre, Age: 35, Manchester, NH.

Perez-Abreu was charged with:

• DWI 3rd Offense
• Aggravated DWI
• Operating while Habitual Offender
• Operating after suspension-DWI
• Disobeying a Police Officer x 2
• Reckless operation of a motor vehicle
• Conduct After an Accident
• Obstruction Government administration
• Resisting arrest x3

Perez-Abreu will be arraigned in the Merrimack Superior Court on January 17th, 2018.

NHSP Troop D was assisted by the Bow, NH Police Department, Hopkinton, NH Police Department, Henniker, NH Police Department and Hopkinton, NH Fire/EMS.

Anyone who may have witnessed this incident or has any information is asked to contact Trooper Maxim King at 603-223-4381 or email at Maxim.King@dos.nh.gov.