Exeter Police said they've received calls about the young seal and have consulted with the Marine Mammal Rescue Team at the Seacoast Science Center, who are keeping an eye on it.
Robert Sullivan, 41, of Derry took off from a traffic stop on Route 101 west in Exeter Tuesday night and kept going until his right tire was deflated by State Police.
The new U.S. Drought Monitor continues to show most of southern New Hampshire and Maine in a moderate drought, with a severe drought along the Massachusetts border.