Police responded to a call of a car crash in the vicinity of 19 Ocean Avenue around 1:17 a.m. on Tuesday, said Captain David Hemingway.
When police got to the scene, a yellow 1978 Chevrolet Monte Carlo had driven into a home at the corner of Ocean and West Grand avenues, said Hemingway.
The driver of the car, Edward Parker, 32 had run away from the scene and was found nearby in a wooded area near the railroad tracks, said Hemingway.
Parker was arrested and charged with operating under the influence and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident.
Parker had no major injuries and was the only occupant in the car, said Hemingway.
The owners of the home were out of state at the time of the accident.
Hemingway said the town public works department helped secure the building after the accident.
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