Photo by SEABROOK POLICE The Seabrook cruiser involved in a collision with a vehicle allegedly driven by Nashua resident Brian Kinney shows the front-end damage resulting from the collision. (Photo by SEABROOK POLICE)

SEABROOK – A Seabrook police cruiser was damaged and an officer sustained minor injuries during a two-state pursuit that ended across the border in Salisbury, Massachusetts, with the arrest of Nashua resident Brian Kinney.

Kinney, 44, whose street address wasn’t provided, first caught the attention of Hampton police around noontime Friday by allegedly evading officers’ attempts to pull him over for suspected drunk driving, according to police.

Hampton police radioed a be-on-the-lookout bulletin to Seabrook authorities, and a short time later officers on patrol spotted the suspect vehicle on Ocean Boulevard.

When they tried to stop the vehicle, police said, the driver, later identified as Kinney, allegedly took off at a high rate of speed, triggering a pursuit that led to a collision between Kinney’s vehicle and a police cruiser.

As the pursuit reached Route 236 in the southern section of Seabrook, police succeeded in rolling out spike strips, and the vehicle came to a stop just as it crossed into Salisbury.

Brian Kinney, 44, of Nashua

Officers from Salisbury took Kinney into custody, and charged him with being a fugitive from justice, along with one count each of operating under the influence of liquor, negligent operation and failing to stop for police.

Police in their statements didn’t provide information on whether bail was set for Kinney, or if he was held in jail pending arraignment.

They did say that the case remains under investigation, and that several more charges are expected to be filed against Kinney.

“The Seabrook Police Department is committed to the enforcement of New Hampshire’s driving under the influence laws with a continued goal of keeping the motoring public safe,” Seabrook Police Chief Brett Walker told Seacoastonline.com.

Friday’s event “shows the cooperation between several area law enforcement agencies in furtherance of this goal.”

Dean Shalhoup may be reached at 594-1256 or dshalhoup@nashuatelegraph.com.