A 31-year-old Presque Isle man who reportedly ran away from a fatality crash in Clinton on Tuesday is now in custody after being located walking near I-95 Thursday afternoon.
Tyler Hewitt was arrested after police received reports of a “suspicious person” walking on Hill Road. They say he matched the previously provided description, including visible facial injuries consistent with those reported at the initial crash scene.
Police say Hewitt had been driving a U-Haul van with a suspended license in the crash that killed his passenger, 38-year-old John Perkins of Hampden.
Officers say the vehicle had left I-95 and gone airborne before crashing into a tree.
They say Hewitt was carrying a backpack when he disappeared Tuesday, and have confirmed it contained a large amount of suspected methamphetamine.
He faces numerous charges, including aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs, leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death, and operating after suspension.
