AUBURN, Maine — Update: An Auburn man was arrested Friday in connection with the hit-and-run incident that injured a woman in Auburn.
Michael Fowler, 65, was arrested July 8 following a tip that provided police with the location and matching car description captured on a business surveillance camera when the incident happened, Auburn Police Department Deputy Chief of Police Timothy Cougle said.
Fowler is held at the Androscoggin County Jail on $2,500 bail.
Cougle said the alleged victim is in the hospital.
ORIGINAL:
Police are seeking the public's help in locating the driver in an alleged hit-and-run crash that injured a woman.
Police responded to a call around 4:15 a.m. Thursday about a woman in distress in the area of 32 Riverside Drive.
The woman, who is described as 22 years old but whose name was not released, was reportedly staggering around on the road and could not communicate clearly with first responders, Auburn police said Friday in a news release.
The woman was brought to a local hospital to be treated for what officials called a "serious head laceration."
"Video later obtained from a local business has shown that the injured female wly the victim of a hit and run," the release stated.
The vehicle is described as a light blue four-door sedan, with possible damage to the passenger side mirror or windshield.
Auburn police ask that anyone with information about the incident contact their tipline at 207-333-6653.