Rhode Island man facing several charges after fleeing highway crash that had vehicle rolling into opposite lanes

A Rhode Island man has been arrested and is facing multiple charges after fleeing the scene of a rollover crash on Interstate 95.

At 12:52 a.m. on Sunday, New Hampshire State Troopers assigned to the Troop A barracks responded to a single-vehicle crash within an active construction zone on I-95 northbound in Greenland.

“Upon arrival, Troopers located an unoccupied white 2018 Range Rover Velar, stopped in the center median of I-95 near mile marker 10.8. The preliminary investigation determined that the Range Rover had been traveling northbound on I-95 when, for reasons that remain under investigation, the driver lost control of the vehicle and went through the center median before rolling into the southbound lanes of I-95 and ultimately coming to a stop in the center median. After the crash, the driver fled on foot into the woods on the southbound side of I-95.

“To assist in locating the driver, the State Police K-9 Unit and the Special Enforcement Unit (SEU) were requested to the scene. At 1:53 a.m., the requested Units located the driver of the vehicle walking along a utility access road in a wooded area adjacent to I-95. Troopers took the driver into custody and identified him as Oliver Denelle, 26, of Narragansett, Rhode Island.

“Denelle was arrested and charged with reckless conduct, reckless operation, conduct after an accident, resisting arrest, and operating without a valid license. Denelle was held on preventive detention at the Rockingham County Jail pending an arraignment in Portsmouth District Court scheduled for Monday.

“The crash resulted in a lane closure for approximately half an hour while the Range Rover was removed. Troopers were assisted on the scene by members of the Greenland police and fire departments, North Hampton Police Department, Newington Police Department, Portsmouth Police Department, Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office, and the New Hampshire Department of Transportation.

Anyone with information that may assist the investigation is asked to contact Trooper Patrick Vetter at Patrick.R.Vetter@dos.nh.gov.