Matthew Burt, 33, of Concord was arrested after police say he drove about 12 miles the wrong way on Interstate 93 and damaged at least three other vehicles during Thursday’s snowstorm.

At 4 p.m., State Troopers received a report of a pickup truck traveling north in the southbound lanes of I-93 in Concord just north of Exit 16. Additional reports from other drivers were received as the pickup continued north in the wrong lanes.

Within minutes, a Trooper slowing traffic in an attempt to prevent a high-speed, head-on crash encountered the blue pickup truck, which was continuing in the wrong direction. The driver failed to stop despite police lights and drove around the Trooper and a line of other vehicles. 

At 4:11 p.m., another Trooper was able to stop traffic ahead of the wrong-way pickup near mile marker 52 in Northfield and used their cruiser to block the right lane and the breakdown lane, while deploying a tire deflation device in the left lane. Three of the truck’s tires were deflated as a result, and the pickup was eventually stopped in the high-speed lane where Troopers took the driver into custody. 

The drivers of the other vehicles struck by the wrong-way pickup were evaluated on the scene by emergency medical services as a precaution.

Burt has been charged with aggravated driving under the influence (DUI), two counts of felony reckless conduct with a deadly weapon, two counts of conduct after an accident, disobeying an officer, reckless operation, and driving an unregistered vehicle. He was held at the Merrimack County Jail pending arraignment.

The New Hampshire State Police received assistance from members of the Canterbury, Northfield, and Tilton police departments.