OXFORD (AP) — A Maine man police say disappeared after crashing his car, then was located in Massachusetts several days later, has been cited by police for leaving the scene of an accident.
Lt. Michael Ward says Gene Stanley Burns Jr. of Oxford was issued a court summons on Thursday.
Police say Burns, 24, crashed into a tree Saturday night. When officers arrived, Burns was gone. Fearing Burns was hurt, police mounted an expensive and time-consuming search involving more than a dozen law enforcement officials, dogs and a plane.
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