Wednesday
Aug082007
Man Charged for Hit & Run

A Millers Creek man has been arrested, after he admitted hitting property at two locations on Boone Trail Road with his car and driving off without reporting the wreck. Deputies were called to H. I. S. Auto Sales Monday morning after Jeff Baumgartner arrived at work and found the damage. It appeared a car had run off Boone Trail and hit a fence and several mailboxes belonging to the business and neighbor R. C. Call sometime Sunday night or early Monday. The impact left behind several small pieces from the car, and damaged it so that it was leaking oil. The deputy was able to follow that oil drip north on Boone Trail to a house not far away where he found the car parked out back. The deputy says he was able to match the broken pieces to damage on a Toyota Corolla registered to Spencer Clawson of Millers Creek. The car had no tag, but Clawson's wallet was in it. The home the car was parked behind is owned by Clawson's sister-in-law, April Myers. His cell phone was on the ground not far from the car, as well. The deputy went to Clawson's home and questioning him, getting Clawson to admit his involvement in the incident. He was arrested on traffic charges and on charges related to the property damage.