The driver of a car allegedly involved in a pedestrian hit-and-run in Standish late Friday night is behind bars and facing a drunk driving charge.
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said its deputies arrested Timothy Smith, 61, of Windham, after responding to an incident on Pequawket Trail in Standish.
Just after 9:30 p.m., a man called 911 after he said his 15-year-old son was hit by a moving vehicle, with the vehicle not stopping.
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It was described as a dark colored truck heading down Manchester Road.
Deputies allegedly found the truck a short time later on Manchester Road near Route 25.
Smith was arrested and charged with operating under the influence and leaving the scene of a personal injury crash.
The victim, who has not been identified, was allegedly taken to Maine Medical Center with significant but non-life threatening injuries.
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