A woman faces multiple charges after leading police on a pursuit before a standoff on Interstate 293 early Wednesday morning, according to state police.Heather Lewis, 34, of Merrimack, faces multiple felony counts of reckless conduct with a deadly weapon. She was also charged with disobeying an officer, resisting arrest or detention, criminal mischief and operating after suspension.According to police, officers encountered a suspicious vehicle parked near the Citizens Bank on Route 102 in Londonderry around 1:06 a.m.>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go <> Subscribe to WMUR’s YouTube channel <<
MANCHESTER, N.H. —
A woman faces multiple charges after leading police on a pursuit before a standoff on Interstate 293 early Wednesday morning, according to state police.
New Hampshire State Police
Heather Lewis, 34, of Merrimack, faces multiple felony counts of reckless conduct with a deadly weapon. She was also charged with disobeying an officer, resisting arrest or detention, criminal mischief and operating after suspension.
According to police, officers encountered a suspicious vehicle parked near the Citizens Bank on Route 102 in Londonderry around 1:06 a.m.
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When Londonderry police officers tried to speak with the driver, she fled, leading police on a pursuit westbound on Route 102, state police said.
Police said after the woman, who they later identified as Lewis, pulled into a gas station, officers tried to stop her from leaving that property, but she drove down an embankment, hit a guardrail and got back onto Route 102.
Eventually, according to police, the driver entered Interstate 93 in Londonderry and later traveled along I-293.
Police said the driver then tried driving the wrong direction on the southbound side of I-293 but a state trooper used his cruiser to stop the vehicle.
According to police, the highway was closed for about two hours because Lewis refused to get out of the vehicle.
During the standoff, police said they tried negotiating with the driver. They said they deployed “less-lethal munitions” before the driver was taken into custody.
Lewis was taken to a hospital to be treated for minor injuries. She is expected to be arraigned later this week, police said.