Nashua Man Was Drunk When He Hit Teen with SUV, Fled Scene: Police

A Nashua man was drunk when he struck a teenager with his sport utility vehicle in Hudson Sunday then fled the scene.

Thomas Swain, 46, was tracked down at his his Nashua home and charged with DWI and felony leaving the scene of a crash, police said. He was held on $5,000 bail pending an arraignment.

Police said Swain was driving a Subaru Forester on Central Street in Hudson Sunday at about 3:50 p.m. when he hit a 15-year-old male. Swain then drove away, police said. The teen provided a description of the SUV that led officers to Swain, police said.

The teen suffered minor injuries and was expected to be OK.