Crime & Safety
Driver Reportedly 'Scared' After Accident, Flees Scene
No one was injured in Monday hit-and-run accident.
Charges are pending against an 18-year-old Chesterfield man police said fled the scene of a non-injury hit-and-run accident about 7:30 a.m. Monday.
The driver, who has not been identified, admitted he had struck a vehicle, but fled because he had never been in an accident before and was scared, police said.
Police Office John Papcun spotted the suspect traveling westbound on 23 Mile Road in a beige Ford Taurus and stopped the driver at the intersection with Sass. According to a news release, Papcun observed fresh damage to to the vehicle and asked the driver how it occurred.Find out what's happening in New Baltimore-Chesterfieldfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
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