MANCHESTER, N.H- A state representative claims police didn’t have the authority to cite her for speeding because New Hampshire’s constitution says lawmakers headed to or from the Legislature cannot be arrested after police say she was caught driving over a 100 mph on I-93 on two separate occasions.
Five term State Rep. Ellen Read, D-Newmarket made first made the claim on December 2, after being clocked for going 107mph in a 65-mph zone in Windham as she was leaving the capital and headed to her place of employment in Woburn Massachusetts.
According to Police Read was stopped again on June 5,2025 by a different member of the Rockingham County Sheriff’s deputy who said she was doing 92 mph in a 65-mph zone while headed south in Londonderry.
Out of the first incident Read was charged with negligent driving and was ordered to pay a fine of more than $1,200 and then charged with speeding for the second incident but police let her go without placing her under arrest.
According to her lawyer Read is due in court on August 12, 2026, to discuss the possibility of a deferred punishment instead of a second ticket.
