A suspect nabbed Thursday in a fatal hit-and-run may have been hopped up on drugs, according to state police.
Cops grabbed Tyler Hewitt, 31, of Presque Isle after authorities received reports of a “suspicious person” walking on Hill Road in Clinton.
Hewitt was allegedly behind the wheel of a Uhaul van that veered off the road and slammed into a tree Tuesday.
Clinton police found Hewitt coming out of the woods near I-95 two days after the accident.
Hewitt was driving on a suspended license, cops say, in the crash that killed John Perkins, 38, of Hampden.
Hewitt reportedly ran away from the crash before police got there.
Police say Hewitt was carrying a large amount of meth in a backpack when they found him.
He’s been charged with aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs, leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death and operating after suspension.
