A 33-year-old Mexico man is accused of driving his car onto Sunday River and tearing up a ski slope before crashing into a ski lift.
Oxford County deputies say Jesse Bates drove a 2022 Subaru Impreza onto Sunday River early Sunday morning and left large deep ruts in a slope before crashing into a ski lift scan gate and then fled the scene.
(Image of damage at Sunday River ski resort from Oxford County Sheriff’s Office)
They say they tracked Bates car to his home in Mexico. The car had extensive damage.
After several attempts to locate Bates himself, deputies say they found him at his home Wednesday and arrested him there. He was charged with aggravated criminal mischief and violation of conditions of release.
Bates was taken to the Oxford County Jail.
Damage to the slope and scan gate is estimated to bed more than $45,000.
