March 29, 2024
BANGOR DAILY NEWS (BANGOR, MAINE

A man was charged with driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor Sunday evening after he allegedly lost control of his van on South Main Street in Brewer and smashed into another car head-on.

Scott Harlow, 34, of Bangor collided with a truck driven by 19-year-old Jeremy Davis of Kittery, according to Brewer police reports.

Police reported that Harlow drove away from the scene before police arrived. Davis was injured in the accident and was taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center where he was treated for injuries. He later was released.

Harlow reportedly abandoned his 1982 Ford van about two miles away and fled on foot. Officer Rick Canarr spotted Harlow walking on South Main Street by the police station and placed him under arrest.

Both vehicles were demolished in the accident, police reported.

Harlow was charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to provide proof of insurance and possession of a useable amount of marijuana. Police reported that the accident occurred at 6 p.m. and was not storm-related.

Wardens from the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Hampden police officers spent early Monday morning searching for a man who told his fiancee that he was going jogging, but actually went to Bangor to spend the night, officials said.

Anthony Morrison, 23, of Main Road South, Hampden, reportedly told Stephanie Heikkinen, 19, that he was going jogging with his dog, Bear. He left at 9:30 p.m. and when he failed to return at 1:30 a.m., Heikkinen notified the authorities.

Warden Pat Devlin searched the immediate area, but found no signs of Morrison or the dog. Meanwhile, Hampden police searched the roadways, but also found nothing.

By daylight, Devlin had called in a search plane, search and rescue dogs from Charleston Correctional Facility, a trooper from the Maine State Police and a trained K-9, and additional wardens. Before the search intensified, Morrison showed up at home, Devlin said.

He had apparently decided to go to Bangor to spend the night, but didn’t tell anyone, Devlin said.

“This is a good example of why it’s important to tell someone where you are going. This could have potentially cost the state thousands of dollars,” he said.

The dogs and the wardens arrived in Hampden and had to be sent back, Devlin said, and the plane was en route when Morrison arrived home.


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