Teen hits 107 mph in Route 101 chase

CANDIA – Police say a 17-year-old Manchester girl in a Toyota Prius hybrid hit 107 mph during a police chase that ended on Route 101.

Officer Rick Langlois was eastbound on Old Candia Road shortly before midnight Tuesday when an oncoming car swerved into his lane. He pulled into the breakdown lane to avoid a crash and then turned to pursue the car, which accelerated toward westbound Route 101.

"If I hadn't swerved, there definitely would have been a collision," Langlois said yesterday.

Police said the vehicle hit 85 mph as it approached the Chester Turnpike bridge and clocked in at a maximum of 107 mph. Auburn police officer Chip Chabot deployed spike strips near Exit 2. Even with three blown tires, the driver continued on, finally halting near Exit 1.

Police said Amanda Wilson had a blood-alcohol level of .08, four times the amount necessary for a minor to be classified as a drunk driver. She was charged with aggravated drunk driving, reckless driving, driving without a license, disobeying police and transportation of tobacco and alcohol by a minor.

She was arraigned in Auburn District Court yesterday. Judge David LeFrancois ordered her held on $10,000 cash bail. She remains behind bars at the Rockingham County Jail.