Overview
- Roger Depina, 38, of Portland, Maine, was arrested in Haverhill after a crash on I-495 South during a chase that crossed the New Hampshire–Massachusetts line Sunday evening.
- Investigators said the pursuit began shortly before 6 p.m. when a vehicle nearly struck a New Hampshire State Police trooper who was conducting a traffic stop.
- Massachusetts State Police used a helicopter to track the car and directed units to intercept it as it moved between jurisdictions.
- Troopers deployed stop sticks on Route 125, the driver continued, the car crashed on I-495 South, and Depina tried to run before officers used a Taser and took him into custody.
- He was taken to a hospital for evaluation and faces multiple charges, with New Hampshire State Police, Massachusetts State Police, and Amesbury Police all involved in the ongoing case.