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Wrong-Way Mass Driver Gets To New Hampshire Before Arrest: Police

An intoxicated woman drove from Massachusetts to New Hampshire - all while driving against traffic. 

Michelle Valdez and her Jeep.

Michelle Valdez and her Jeep.

Photo Credit: New Hampshire State Police

Michelle Valdez, of Andover, was arrested in Salem, New Hampshire on Wednesday, Feb. 15 after driving north on I-93 in the southbound lanes in a Jeep Grand Cherokee, according to the New Hampshire State Police. 

Massachusetts State Police alerted New Hampshire officials of the dangerous driver's route around 2:45 a.m. shortly before she crossed over the New Hampshire state line from Methuen. Police found Valdez's vehicle stopped in the interstate's left breakdown lane near Exit 2 in Salem, still facing opposite the flow of traffic. 

Valdez, 31, was placed under arrest for the following charges:

  • Reckless conduct
  • Driving while intoxicated 
  • Reckless operation

Valdez will be arraigned in Rockingham County Superior Court.

Police ask that anyone who witnessed this incident contact Trooper Bryan Taylor at (603) 223-4381 or Bryan.L.Taylor@dos.nh.gov.

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