COVENTRY — A Derby man will have to answer to charges after he allegedly hit a train today and fled the scene.
Police say 39-year-old Aaron Horner was cited for leaving the scene of a crash and driving with a criminally suspended license.
At around 11:00 a.m. police were notified of a crash at the railroad crossing on Coventry Station Road in Coventry.
It was reported that a truck failed to stop for a train that was preceding through the intersection.
While a trooper was responding, witnesses say the truck left the scene heading east on Coventry Station Road. Police say the truck was leaking fluids and smoking.
Vermont State Police, Orleans County Sheriff’s Department, Border Patrol and Newport Fire Department all responded to the scene.
The train conductor and engineer were both uninjured during the incident.
Police say a trooper later located the truck involved in the crash on Moulton Road in Brownington, hiding behind large shrubbery, and identified Horner as the driver.
Police say Horner was not injured during the crash.
