Investigating a hit and run accident that occurred on Old Highway 22 near PNC Bank, Clinton Police located a Great Meadows man who was later determined to be intoxicated.
Town of Clinton Police DepartmentCLINTON-- Investigating a hit and run accident that occurred on Old Highway 22 near PNC Bank, Clinton Police located a Great Meadows man who was later determined to be intoxicated.
Clinton Police were alerted at 2:15 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 11 to a hit and run rear-end accident that caused damage to a 2003 Subaru driven by Margaret Merrill, 72, of Annandale, police said in a news release.
Merrill was assessed for injuries and transported to the Hunterdon Medical Center, according to the release.
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With the assistance of a corrections officer from the Edna Mahon Correctional Facility, police located a damaged 2013 Hyundi operated by Anthony M Capitti, 37, of Great Meadows west of the accident behind the Clinton Exxon near Fox Lumber after he had allegedly fled the scene, police said.
Capitti was charged with leaving the scene of an accident with serious injury, possession of hypodermic syringes, possession of drug paraphernalia, reckless driving, driving while license suspended, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to report accident and driving while intoxicated.
Capitti was lodged in the Somerset County Jail with bail set at $15,000, according to the release.
The Franklin Township and Clinton Township Police departments assisted at the scene as well as the Clinton Fire and EMS departments.
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