Authorities: Driver flees crash with hydrant stuck to car

PARSIPPANY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey authorities say a driver fled the scene of an accident with a fire hydrant stuck to his car and then tossed it in the trash.

Parsippany police say the motorist drove off after his car struck the hydrant and a mailbox. Police followed a trail of water to a home, where they found the car and the hydrant. The driver was found in a nearby diner.

Police say Domingo Moreno, 27, has been charged with criminal mischief, hindering apprehension and tampering with evidence, and was turned over to federal immigration officials.