NEW HAMPTON, NH — A Gilmanton man crashed into an unoccupied home after fleeing from a traffic stop on Route 104 in Meredith.
At 12:43 p.m. Tuesday, Trooper Nathan Cobis of the Troop E barracks attempted to stop a 2013 Ford Taurus driven by Patrick Cameron Hamel, 19, of Gilmanton, for a tinted windows violation on Route 104 westbound in Meredith, near the New Hampton town line.
Hamel did not stop and instead accelerated at a high rate of speed, while illegally passing other vehicles.
Shortly after, he lost control of the Ford and crashed into an unoccupied home on Shoreline Drive in New Hampton, causing significant damage to the home and vehicle.
Hamel was arrested and transported to the New Hampton Police Department for booking and processing.
Hamel was charged with reckless conduct with a deadly weapon, reckless operation, conduct after an accident, endangering the welfare of a child, criminal restraint, and disobeying a police officer.
Hamel was held in preventive detention and is scheduled to appear in Laconia District Court on Wednesday.
Troopers were assisted on scene by members of the New Hampton police and fire departments and the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services.
