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Police searching for man accused of crashing into Old Town home and fleeing the scene

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Police are looking for a man who they say crashed his pickup truck into a house in Old Town and then fled the scene.

Police say 57-year-old Roger Eldridge of Greenbush was behind the wheel when he crashed his pickup truck into an Old Town police radar and then a home on Stillwater Avenue. No one inside the home was hurt.

Police say Eldridge and his passenger fled into the woods.

Eldridge faces multiple charges, including a felony. He was also recently arrested for OUI.

Anyone who knows his whereabouts is being asked to contact Old Town Police.

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