UPDATE: Jan. 2 at 8:25 a.m.
An arrest citation reveals that 29-year-old Arnol Manuel Flores-Caceres was arrested in connection to the crash that happened on New Year's Day on Alexandria Drive.
According to the citation, Flores-Caceres is charged with DUI and leaving the scene of an accident.
The citation states that he was located further down Alexandria Drive with "visible scratches to his face" after a vehicle crashed into a utility pole.
According to the citation, he told police that "he was a passenger in the car and ran from the vehicle when the collision occurred."
Witnesses, according to the citation, told police they "observed one man exit the vehicle and run in the direction" where Flores-Caceres was located.
According to the citation, Flores-Caceres told police that "he had been drinking, and if witnesses saw only one individual leave the vehicle, that it was fine."
The citation states that when officers asked Flores-Caceres who was driving the vehicle, "he was unable to provide a name or a clothing description."
After further investigation, the citation states that "it is believed that he was the driver of the vehicle."
As a result, Flores-Caceres was arrested and taken to the Fayette County Detention Center, according to the citation.
Original Story:
The Lexington Police Department says that a person was arrested overnight Thursday after they reportedly crashed into a utility pole and fled from the scene.
According to police, the call came in around 4:30 a.m. for a single-vehicle crash on Alexandria Drive.
Police say they arrived at the scene and found the driver had fled on foot.
According to police, the driver was eventually located not far from the scene and arrested.
Police say that part of Alexandria Drive will be closed Thursday morning while KU repairs the utility police.
