MANCHESTER, NH — A Massachusetts man was arrested on multiple charges after a pursuit that ended in Manchester.
At 1:21 a.m. on Tuesday, State Troopers assigned to the Troop B barracks received a report that members of the Epping Police Department had been briefly involved in a pursuit of a silver 2026 Chevrolet Silverado that had fled from them and was last seen traveling on Route 101 westbound.
Shortly after, the same truck was seen speeding at 105 mph by members of the Candia Police Department.
Trooper Brian Knell observed the truck as it got onto Interstate 93 southbound in Manchester.
He caught up to the truck at Exit 1 on I-293 northbound and attempted to perform a traffic stop.
The driver of the truck refused to stop and a pursuit ensued.
The driver of the truck took Exit 4 on I-293, onto Arnold Street in Manchester, a dead end.
Realizing that he was on a dead-end road, the driver turned the truck around and, while attempting to evade arrest, struck a State Police cruiser driven by Trooper Bryan Taylor.
After crashing into two additional parked vehicles, both the driver and the passenger got out of the Chevrolet and fled on foot in opposite directions.
Members of the Manchester Police Department arrived on scene with a drone and observed the driver running south near Hill Street.
Manchester police officers then quickly located and took him into custody.
He is identified as Alejandro Vargas, 27, of Lowell, Massachusetts.
The passenger was not located.
Vargas was found to have an outstanding warrant for arrest from the U.S. Marshals Service.
He was also charged with felony reckless conduct – deadly weapon, misdemeanor charges of disobeying an officer, resisting arrest, simple assault and conduct after an accident, along with several violations.
Vargas is being held at the Hillsborough County House of Corrections and is scheduled to be arraigned on his New Hampshire charges in Manchester District Court on Wednesday.
