A high-speed chase that started near the Maine border just before midnight Saturday ended with a police dog apprehending a Hampton man in Manchester after he allegedly blew through a line of tire-deflation spikes and kept driving on flattened tires. New Hampshire State Police say 42-year-old Andrew McInnes now faces two felony counts, several misdemeanors and a handful of violation-level charges stemming from the pursuit, which stretched across Hampton, Candia and Manchester at speeds state police say topped 100 miles per hour.
According to the Boston Globe, the pursuit unfolded around 11:50 p.m. after Maine troopers alerted New Hampshire State Police that they were chasing a 2013 Nissan Altima toward the state line. Trooper Daniel Bourque picked up the car in Hampton, where he reported it traveling at speeds of over 100 mph, and attempted a traffic stop. Police say McInnes, later identified as the driver, didn't comply and instead kept accelerating.
Spike Strips Couldn't Stop the Nissan
Police say the driver of the Nissan continued to speed excessively and failed to stay in one lane as the chase pushed deeper into southern New Hampshire. The pursuit continued through Candia, the Globe's report notes, after the driver ran over tire-deflation devices troopers had laid down in his path. Rather than slowing down, police say McInnes kept the car moving — on tires that were by then losing air — all the way onto I-93 southbound and then I-293 northbound in Manchester.
The run ended when the Nissan struck a guardrail and came to a stop, according to the same report. Police say the driver got out and ran on foot, but didn't get far. Trooper Joshua Farmer deployed his K-9 partner, Soka, who apprehended the fleeing driver, bringing the chase to a close.
Hospital Check, Then a Jail Cell
McInnes was brought to an area hospital for evaluation of possible injuries, per NBC Boston. He was then charged with two counts of felony reckless conduct with a deadly weapon, the station reports, along with misdemeanor and violation-level offenses including driving after suspension, reckless driving and disorderly conduct. He refused bail and was held at the Rockingham County Jail pending arraignment in Brentwood District Court, the outlet notes.
Under New Hampshire law, reckless conduct becomes a class B felony specifically when a deadly weapon is involved in the act, according to New Hampshire Revised Statutes RSA 631:3; absent that element, the same conduct is charged as a misdemeanor. Separately, state law under RSA 594:5 establishes that anyone with reasonable grounds to believe they're being arrested has a duty to submit rather than resist, regardless of whether that arrest later turns out to have a legal basis.
A Pattern of Rising Pursuits
A Massachusetts man and his passenger faced multiple charges in August after a different New Hampshire pursuit on Interstate 95 that also topped 100 mph, according to WCVB.
Chases like Saturday's are becoming more common across the state. New Hampshire State Police were involved in 77 pursuits in 2019, a number that held roughly steady for a few years before jumping to 103 in 2023 and 130 in 2024, according to data reported by WMUR. The station reports that some New Hampshire police departments are now reexamining their pursuit policies as chases climb both statewide and nationally — though WMUR also found that most of the state police pursuit policy document it obtained was redacted, including the specific circumstances under which troopers initiate or call off a chase.
Not every pursuit ends with an arrest. WMUR reported on a separate chase in October 2025 that reached 120 mph on I-93 near Exit 12 before the driver crashed into a tree and died. New Hampshire State Police's K-9 Unit, which handled Saturday's apprehension, is involved in more than 1,000 missions annually and regularly assists in catching suspects who flee on foot, according to the New Hampshire State Police. The investigation into Saturday's chase remains ongoing.
