Idiot of the Week: 23 Year old DUI Man in NH High-Speed Chase, Arrested

This week's idiot is another moron who takes drugs and decides to drive... then drives at excessive speeds on a highway. Fortunately, he was caught and he faces a whole lot more charges than those. Here's the story. 

(Photo: Michael J. Delucco, 23, of Cromwell, Connecticut, is being charged with felony reckless conduct and misdemeanor charges of disobeying an officer, aggravated driving under the influence of drugs, driving under the influence of drugs – second offense, operating after suspension – DUI conviction, resisting arrest or detention, and disorderly conduct.  Credit: NH State Police)

Man faces DUI, reckless conduct charges after high-speed pursuit in NH 

Fosters Daily Democrat, June 17, 2024 Staff reportnews@seacoastonline.com

EPPING, NEW HAMPSHIARE — A Connecticut man is facing multiple charges after leading New Hampshire police on a high-speed chase through several towns and later on foot after he abandoned his vehicle to hide out in the woods near a university campus, according to state police.

Michael J. Delucco, 23, of Cromwell, Connecticut, is being charged with felony reckless conduct and misdemeanor charges of disobeying an officer, aggravated driving under the influence of drugs, driving under the influence of drugs – second offense, operating after suspension – DUI conviction, resisting arrest or detention, and disorderly conduct. He also received a civil violation for reckless operation.

New Hampshire State Police and Rockingham County sheriffs prepare to enter the woods on the campus of Southern New Hampshire University in Hooksett, searching for a suspect from a high speed pursuit Tuesday, June 11, 2024.

State police said the pursuit began Tuesday at 6:36 p.m. after officers received a BOLO (Be On the Lookout) information from the Strafford County sheriff’s office regarding a driver who fled from an attempted traffic stop by the Lee Police Department.

The same driver, according to police, also fled after causing a crash that resulted in property damage in Rochester.

State police trooper Matthew Dushame spotted the vehicle, a black 2000 Mercedes ML320, traveling south on Route 125 in Epping. Police said Dushame attempted to stop the Mercedes, but Delucco continued at a high rate of speed and exhibited erratic operation, eventually going onto Route 101 westbound and Interstate 93 northbound.

Michael J. Delucco, 23, of Cromwell, Connecticut, was arrested after a police pursuit in multiple New Hampshire communities. Police said the pursuit ended on the campus of Southern New Hampshire University in Hooksett, where Delucco reached a dead-end road. Delucco, according to police, abandoned the vehicle and then ran off into a wooded area.