Jasper Police Find Hit-and-Run Suspect Hiding in the Woods, Allegedly Drunk

FROM LOCAL SOURCES 


JASPER -- Jasper Police have arrested an Evansville man following a hit-and-run Monday afternoon.

Police say 33-year-old Aaron Hancock hit two parked cars near the intersection of 36th Street and Manor Drive around 1:05 p.m.

Hancock allegedly left the scene before police arrived.  He was found hiding in some nearby woods a short time later. 

Police say tested positive for alcohol; twice the legal limit.

The man is charged with Leaving the Scene of an Accident and OWI.