City man faces decades in prison on reckless driving, drug possession charges

Seth Laurion (Strafford County Jail photo)

DOVER - A Rochester man with a history of dangerous driving violations has been indicted on similar charges in connection with another such incident in Farmington in January.
Seth Laurion, 29, of Gonic Road, is accused of reckless conduct with a deadly weapon following an attempted motor vehicle stop in Farmington on Jan. 17.
While trying to evade police, Laurion put himself and two passengers in his vehicle at risk of serious injury when he drove his vehicle at speeds of more than 20 mph over the speed limit, "while the passenger doors were opening and closing and (he was) driving in opposite lanes of traffic to evade police," according to the charging document.
Laurion was additionally charged the same day for driving after being certified as a habitual offender.
Laurion was also indicted on charges of forgery of a government check when he attempted to cash another person's check at the Service Credit Union in Rochester in May of 2023.
All three charges are Class B felonies, which each carry a three and a half to seven year prison sentence.
In April of 2018 Laurion was arrested for running a red light while idling next to a Rochester Police cruiser at the corner of South Main Street and Columbus Avenue.
While waiting for the light to green, Laurion ran the red light and was quickly pulled over by the officer, who also discovered a quantity of drugs in his possession.
The indictments were handed down on June 20 and released to the public on Wednesday.
An indictment is not an incidation of guilt, but rather that enough evidence has been gathered to move forward to trial.
Being certified as a habitual offender means a driver has committed a series of driving violations that have reached a threshold that indicates the individual is a public risk on the roadways of New Hampshire.