A Rye, New Hampshire man is facing a drunken driving charge after a roll-over accident in Portsmouth late Tuesday night, police said.
David Duplessis, 51, was arrested by officers responding to a reported motor vehicle accident on Elwyn Road about 11:43 p.m. found a 2016 Jeep Cherokee on its roof in the middle of the road, Portsmouth police said.
The Portsmouth Police and Fire Departments responded to the area of 264 Elwyn Road at 11:43 PM on May 8th for a report of a rollover motor vehicle crash. First responders arrived to find 2016 Jeep Cherokee on its roof in the middle of Elwyn Road.
Duplessis, who suffered minor injuries when his vehicle left the roadway and struck a utility pole, was determined to be under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash, police said. He is expected to be arraigned Wednesday in Portsmouth Circuit Court on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.