BOW, N.H. — A tractor-trailer driver from Maine is accused of driving under the influence after a weekend crash that damaged a guardrail on Interstate 89, state police said Monday.
Michael Tibbetts, 45, of Berwick, Maine, was arrested on charges including possession of a controlled drug, transporting drugs in a motor vehicle, DUI, negligent driving, misuse of plates, unregistered vehicle, and lane control, state police said in a statement.
Just after 2:30 a.m. Sunday, troopers responded to a reported crash involving a tractor-trailer on I-89 South at mile marker 0.6. Several 911 callers reported the tractor-trailer had gone off the road into the median.
Troopers arrived and determined that the crash involved a blue-and-white 1996 Ford LTL, which was transporting a white 2001 utility box trailer, and that the vehicle damaged approximately 200 feet of guardrail before coming to a stop.
The driver and lone occupant, identified as Tibbetts, was not hurt.
Investigators determined that impairment was a factor in the crash, state police said.
Tibbetts was released on personal recognizance. He is scheduled to appear in Concord District Court on May 29.
Multiple lanes of I-89 South in Bow were closed for approximately five hours until the tractor-trailer was removed.
Troopers were assisted at the scene by the New Hampshire Department of Transportation.
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