Bethel man found hiding, charged for leaving accident scene

A Bethel man has been arrested for leaving the scene of an accident.  Police say officers responded to a one car crash on Hickok Avenue Thursday night and determined that the operator fled on foot. 

Police then found 45-year old Vincent Gaita in the basement of a relative's house.  Police went to his former Oxford Street home and found him hiding. 

He was arraigned on charges of criminal mischief, evading responsibility, failure to keep right on a curve and interfering with the duties of an officer.