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Man indicted in stolen car, reckless conduct incident that led to high speed chase

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DOVER - A former Strafford man has been indicted on charges of reckless conduct in an October incident in which police say he led them on an early morning high speed chase on the Spaulding before hitting spike strips at the Rochester tolls and then riding on the rim till he ditched the car on Myrtle Street in Rochester.

Benjamin Hatch, 25, who is listed as a Rochester transient on his indictment, was also formally charged with receiving stolen property - a 2019 Honda CRV.

Both charges are felonies that carry a maximum state prison sentence of 22 years.

Police said the incident unfolded on Oct. 22 around 3:15 a.m., when Dover police advised state police troopers of a blue Honda CRV failing to stop for a moving violation. The car, which was headed northbound on the Spaulding, was seen a short time later by a trooper who clocked the vehicle at 95 mph.

When the trooper tried to pull the car over, it speeded up as the driver sought to elude police by continuing to drive north.

The vehicle chase ended when another trooper deployed "stop sticks" at the Rochester tolls, deflating the front driver's side tire, police said. The driver exited the highway at Exit 11 and eventually came to a stop on Myrtle Street in Rochester, where both driver and passenger fled.

The troopers took both individuals into custody after a brief foot pursuit.

A subsequent check of the Honda CRV's New Hampshire registration revealed it had been reported as stolen in Rochester, police said.

The driver, Benjamin Hatch, 24, of Strafford, was charged with aggravated DWI, reckless operation, driving after suspension, receiving stolen property, disobeying an officer and resisting arrest.

The passenger was charged with resisting arrest.

The Strafford County grand jury indictments handed down earlier this month and released to the public last week.

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