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Trooper Stops Wrong-Way Driver With Cruiser on N.H. Route 101

Both suspects remain jailed pending arraignment in Brentwood District Court.

Overview

  • Multiple 911 callers reported a Nissan Kicks going east in the westbound lanes of Route 101 in Exeter early Sunday, prompting troopers to respond.
  • Trooper Shane McClure positioned his marked cruiser between Exits 8 and 9 to block the wrong-way car, which then hit his vehicle.
  • Police identified the driver as 21-year-old Cassandra Aldecoa of Dover and charged her with felony reckless conduct, second-degree assault, criminal mischief, and two DUI misdemeanors.
  • Passenger Zachary Lapierre, 21, of Lebanon, Maine, faces misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct, contempt, and violating release conditions, and both are held on preventive detention ahead of a Monday arraignment in Brentwood District Court.
  • All three were evaluated and found to have no significant injuries, and investigators, with help from the Exeter Fire Department, are seeking tips by email to Trooper Cameron Vetter.