Police arrest man who fled scene of snowmobile accident

AROOSTOOK COUNTY - On Saturday, Maine State Trooper Carman Lilley arrested a man who, two days earlier, fled the scene of a snowmobile accident in Patten, Maine, abandoning a man who had sustained injuries in the accident.

According to a press release, Trooper Tim Saucier assisted Lilley when they located Ronald McGraw, age 39 of Patten, at his residence and arrested him without incident on an outstanding warrant.

Police then transported McGraw to the Penobscot County Jail in Bangor.

The original accident occurred on Thursday, Jan. 26, at approximately 8:40 p.m.

According to Sergeant Brian L. Harris, McGraw was driving a snowsled on Heald Ave. in Patten, when he struck a parked tractor trailer that Kerry Swallow of Patten owned.

McGraw had a passenger on the sled, Michael Grant, age 27 of Patten, who suffered a possible broken leg in the crash.  After the crash occurred, McGraw fled the scene on the snow sled while Grant stayed at the accident scene.

Maine State Trooper Carman Lilley responded to the call in Patten.

An ambulance transported Grant by ambulance to Houlton Regional Hospital for treatment of his injuries.

The 2007 Peterbilt which Swallow owns was undamaged in the accident.