Wrong-Way Driver Arrested

Concord – On April 23, 2023, at approximately 2:00 a.m., State Police received several reports of a wrong-way driver traveling northbound in the southbound lanes from I-93 Hooksett, into Bow.

A short time later, a Trooper from the Troop D barracks located the vehicle on I-93 at mile marker 35 in the town of Bow. The trooper successfully deflated all four tires using a tire deflation device as the vehicle passed by. The operator continued traveling on the wrong side of the interstate and was eventually stopped by the Concord Police Department at mile marker 36.2.

After a roadside investigation, the operator who was identified as Kayiba K. Christelle, Age: 22, Manchester, NH, was arrested for reckless conduct with a deadly weapon, disobeying a police officer, reckless operation and driving while intoxicated.

Christelle was bailed and released but is due to appear at the Merrimack Superior Court on May 18, 2023, at 1:00 p.m.

Christelle was bailed and released but is due to appear at the Merrimack Superior Court on May 18, 2023, at 1:00 p.m.

New Hampshire State Police Troop D was assisted on scene by the Concord Police Department, Bow Police Department and Above All Collision Center towing.