{"id":61,"date":"2026-05-12T12:05:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T12:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/massachusettsmovingnews.com\/?p=61"},"modified":"2026-05-12T12:05:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T12:05:27","slug":"mass-man-arrested-in-connection-with-throwing-gun-on-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/massachusettsmovingnews.com\/?p=61","title":{"rendered":"Mass. man arrested in connection with throwing gun on highway"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A Massachusetts man was arrested in connection with throwing a gun after crashing his truck on a busy New Hampshire highway.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/massachusettsmovingnews.com\/?p=59\">Mass. weather: Sunny skies before days of rain<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>At about 5 p.m. Friday, New Hampshire State Police received a report of a black pickup truck traveling at high speeds and driving erratically on Interstate 93, according to a police statement. Minutes later, troopers responded to a crash on I-93 north near Manchester.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>At the scene, police found a black pickup truck damaged and its driver acting erratically. The driver was identified as Michael Collins, a 48-year-old Bradford resident, according to police. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Witnesses told police that following the crash, Collins had thrown an unidentified object over a wall onto the interstate. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/massachusettsmovingnews.com\/?p=57\">Fitchburg payroll database: Search what every city employee made in 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Police told Collins to sit on the guardrail, but he ignored them and went back to his truck. Collins retrieved a gun and threw it, police said. He was then arrested.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Police believe Collins had been traveling north on I-93 when he lost control of his truck. He hit a guardrail, then crossed to the other side of the highway and hit another vehicle, authorities said. The driver of the other vehicle was not injured.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Collins was taken to a hospital and treated for injuries before being released. 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