A scooter accident resulted in an injury and arrest.
About 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Plymouth Police were dispatched to the area of Plum and Adams Street for a man who had crashed a scooter and was injured.
Officers responded to the area and were unable to locate the subject. Witnesses reported the injured man fled.. Officers would eventually find the man hiding near the intersection of Adams and First Street.
During the investigation, it was determined that the man was highly intoxicated and a search warrant was obtained. While securing the search warrant, the man identified himself as Miguel Martinez-Velazquez, 32, of Plymouth.
Martinez-Velazquez's blood alcohol level was found to be nearly four times the legal limit. With the assistance of Plymouth Fire, he was transported and provided medical attention. Martinez-Velazquez was also found to have an outstanding federal warrant and was taken into custody. Martinez-Velazquez is facing additional preliminary charges of possession of marijuana, leaving the scene of a crash, operating a vehicle while intoxicated over .15, and operating while intoxicated-endangerment.
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