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UPDATE: Police locate suspect in Acton hit-and-run house crash

*UPDATE* - York County Sheriff's Office deputies located a man Sunday who is believed to have crashed his vehicle into an Acton home late Saturday night.

Police issued a summons to Aaron Lizotte, 46, of Northwood, N.H., for leaving the scene of a property damage crash.

Police say slight impressions left in the pavement—found during an investigation near the house Sunday morning,—led them to Wakefield, N.H., where they found the vehicle stashed in a wooded area.

This property was later discovered to be owned by Lizotte, who's listed residence is 30 miles away, police say.

Police say Lizotte later admitted to driving his vehicle into the house—along with an unknown passenger—fleeing the scene and failing to report the crash.

Lizotte is expected to appear in court in October.

ACTON, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — A one-ton pickup truck crashed into a home in Acton on Saturday night, according to the York County Sheriff's Department.Deputies say the crash happened on Acton Ridge Road around 11 p.m.According to deputies, witnesses reported a dual wheeled 1 ton pick up truck appeared to be traveling too fast and could not negotiate a curve on Acton Ridge Road. They said the vehicle left the roadway, crossed a lawn and crashed into an elderly woman’s house.

Deputies say luckily, the woman who lives there, Claire Bragg, was asleep in an upstairs bedroom."I was sound asleep and I heard crackling of wood," said Bragg. "I called my nephew and said, 'somebody ran into my house.'"MOBILE CLICK HEREActon and Newfield Fire and Rescue personnel were summoned to the scene and had to rescue the woman who was trapped on the second floor because the crash caused the stairs to collapse and there was too much debris for her to get out of the home herself.The vehicle fled the scene and was last seen heading toward Wakefield, New Hampshire.Bragg said the truck caused about $40,000 in damage."If they figure that as a rough estimate, you can bet your bottom dollar it's more," said Bragg.Bragg said the house is more than 200 years old, and she has lived there since 1946.Friends and family stopped by to check on Bragg and give well wishes."I knew I had a lot [of friends], but I didn't know I had this many," said Bragg.Deputy Corey Sweatt is the investigating deputy and believes the suspect vehicle may possibly be a wrecker with a flat bed or just a flat bed truck.The vehicle should have extensive front-end damage. Deputy Sweatt may be contacted at 324-1113.

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