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Maine troopers arrest driver after hit-and-run crash in Hollis

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HOLLIS — Maine State Police troopers arrested a driver Tuesday following a hit-and-run crash that damaged a residence.

At approximately 11 a.m., troopers from the Southern Field Troop responded to a report of a crash on Route 5 near Wakefield Road.

Witnesses reported a tan minivan had crashed into a property and then fled the scene.

The vehicle, a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan, had left the roadway, traveled a significant distance and struck the chimney of a residence, causing substantial damage.

No one was injured.

Troopers followed a debris trail and gathered additional information, ultimately leading them to the vehicle at a residence in the 300 block of Deerwander Road 4.5 miles away.

At approximately 11:30 a.m., following a brief investigation, troopers identified the driver as 43-year-old Gary Norton.

Norton was taken into custody without incident and transported to the York County Jail.

He was charged with felony aggravated operating after habitual offender revocation, felony aggravated driving to endanger, felony aggravated criminal mischief and misdemeanor leaving the scene of a crash.

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