The 82-year-old driver told police he had fallen asleep at the wheel and was jolted awake when he heard his side mirror hit something.

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13-year-old hit-and-run victim found unconscious in ditch; driver tracked down by police

By Adam Bartow, Jim Keithley and Russ Reed Click here for updates on this story     ELIOT, Maine (WMTW) — A Maine girl is recovering after she was struck by a vehicle in Eliot and wound up unconscious in a cold ditch following the hit-and-run, according to police. Eliot police Sgt. Ron Lund said the 13-year-old was walking along the side of Worster Road to meet her sister at a school bus stop when the vehicle hit her at about 3:30 p.m. Lund said…

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An 82-year-old driver was charged after police say he left the scene Wednesday afternoon.

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Eliot girl found unconscious in ditch after hit-and-run

A 13-year-old girl was found unconscious in a ditch after a hit-and-run in Eliot on Wednesday. Leon Benton, 82, of Eliot has been charged with leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, according to the Eliot Police Department. Benton allegedly struck the 13-year-old on Worster Road, where she was later found about 3:50 p.m. unconscious and in a ditch. She was taken to Portsmouth Regional Hospital in New Hampshire. Police recovered vehicle…

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13-year-old Maine girl found unconscious in ditch after hit-and-run

Police say they found vehicle debris that led them to the driver involved, an 82-year-old man who has been charged with leaving the scene of a personal injury accident.

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13-year-old hit-and-run victim found unconscious in Maine ditch by sister

A 13-year-old girl is recovering at a New Hampshire hospital after being found unconscious in a ditch after a hit-and-run in Eliot, Maine, on Wednesday.

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Girl found unconscious after hit-and-run taken to Portsmouth hospital; man, 82, charged with leaving scene

Leon Benton, 82, of Eliot was charged with leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, according to police.

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13-year-old girl found unconscious in ditch following alleged hit-and-run

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ELIOT — An 82-year-old man faces charges after allegedly striking a 13-year-old girl with his vehicle and fleeing the scene Wednesday afternoon. Leon Benton of Eliot was charged with leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, a Class C crime, after police located him and his vehicle shortly after the incident. At 3:50 p.m., Eliot police responded to a call about an unconscious girl found in a ditch along Worster Road. Officers discovered v…

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