A New Hampshire man, 78, and his wife were driving in separate cars to their new home in Pennsylvania at about 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14 when the man went through the EZ Pass lane at a Massachusetts toll plaza and wasn’t heard from again that day.
He had become disoriented and confused and may have had an episode of dementia. He went missing that day and overnight, and it seems he had spent the night in his vehicle. His wife was concerned especially because he needed to take his daily medication.
His wife got in touch with Massachusetts state police, who tracked his cell phone using cell tower signal information to Darien, which indicated he was on Mansfield Road. State police called Darien police at about 1:54 p.m.
Police looked for the man but couldn’t find him. State police again called to say the man had answered a phone call from his wife and had said he was at a Mobil gas station. Police checked area gas stations and eventually found him.
Asked if he knew where he was, he told police he thought he was near Philadelphia.