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Man Injured in Road Rage Hit-and-Run

Man Injured in Road Rage Hit-and-Run

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TOPSHAM, Maine (AP) Police say a man has been injured in a hit-and-run that stemmed from a road rage confrontation in Maine.

Police Sgt. Robert Ramsay tells The Portland Press Herald the victim and another driver pulled over on Route 201 in Topsham on Monday evening after a disagreement.

Ramsay says when the 27-year-old victim got out of his car, the driver of the other car ran him over and drove off.

The victim has been hospitalized with a non-life-threatening leg injury.

Police have identified the other car as a red-colored Ford Focus.

An investigation into the hit-and-run is ongoing.

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