HOOKSETT, N.H. – A Massachusetts man was arrested after driving the wrong way on Interstate 293.
At 11:47 p.m. on Sunday, Troopers assigned to the Troop B barracks received a report of a wrong-way driver on I-293 southbound in the area of Exit 2 in Manchester. The vehicle was reported to be a white pickup truck, driving at a high rate of speed northbound in the southbound lanes of travel.
Troopers from the Troop D barracks responded to assist Troop B with attempts to find and stop the vehicle, which continued northbound. Soon after, Trooper Kevin Barry observed the vehicle driving head-on toward him and was able to stop it at mile marker 10.4 in Hooksett.
The driver of the pickup, identified as Thomas Burke, 39, of Lowell, Massachusetts, was taken into custody on charges of felony reckless conduct, aggravated driving while intoxicated (DWI), DWI, reckless driving, and open container – marijuana. He is scheduled to appear in Hooksett District Court on Thursday, December 3, 2026.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or has additional information that may assist the investigation is asked to contact Trooper Kevin Barry at Kevin.J.Barry@dos.nh.gov.
