New Hampshire State Police say a Massachusetts man who was driving the wrong way on the highway while drunk was arrested after running out of gas and fleeing into the woods.

It happened around 12:15 a.m. on Sunday on Interstate 93 in Canterbury, New Hampshire.

New Hampshire State Police first received several calls about a Subaru Crosstrek being driven north on I-93 South in Northfield.

When troopers got to the area, they found the Subaru pulled over on the left shoulder. The car was facing the wrong way near the 50.6 mile marker in Canterbury. 

No one was around the Subaru when troopers arrived, but they soon found a man in the tree line on the median. When police ordered him to leave the woods, he did and was identified as James McGillicuddy, 35, of Medford, Massachusetts.

According to police, McGillicuddy fell while running through the woods and suffered a cut over his right eye. Troopers offered him medical attention, but he declined.

McGillicuddy was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and reckless conduct.

As of Monday, the Massachusetts man was being held on protective detention in Merrimack County Jail until his arraignment, which is scheduled for later in the day.

A town in New Hampshire's Merrimack County, Canterbury is located in the central part of the state. It borders Concord, which is the capital of New Hampshire.

Interstate 93 runs through Massachusetts and New Hampshire, with Canterbury located about 50 miles north of the border between the two states.