Police say this drunk driver wasn’t going to let a sinkhole slow him down
So much for the detour.
On Wednesday afternoon, a sinkhole closed parts of I-93 North near Concord, New Hampshire, but Thomas Conner, a 55-year-old from Chichester, didn’t let that kick him off the highway, according to the New Hampshire Trooper’s Association.
Conner drove around flags, signs, and traffic cones to merge onto the closed portion of the interstate where construction crews were making repairs, police said. He yelled at the workers blocking his way, according to police. Upon approaching him, police said Conner appeared to be drunk. A later test showed that his blood-alcohol level was more than three times the legal limit.
Police arrested Conner and charged him with aggravated driving while intoxicated. Conner did not immediately respond to request for comment.
As for the sinkhole, it remained under repair and sections of I-93 were still closed as of Wednesday night.
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