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Police arrest man after rollover crash

Summit Hill police have released information regarding a one-vehicle rollover crash in the borough early Thursday morning that resulted in the apprehension of a Coaldale man with a warrant out for his arrest.

Police Chief Joseph Fittos said that police were dispatched to Route 902 along Bugzie's Mountain at 3:14 a.m. for a crash.When officers arrived, they saw a vehicle on its driver's side.Police spoke to a witness who called 911.The witness said they saw the driver get out of the vehicle and asked the person, later identified as Roberto Mehmeti, 36, of East High Street, if he was injured.Mehmeti told the witness he was not.When the witness asked if he should call 911, Mehmeti said no and that he had a tow truck coming.The witness told police that he decided to call 911 anyway and at that point Mehmeti fled the scene.Fittos said police had the vehicle towed and did an extensive search of the area to try to locate the driver, who was not known at that time. They did not find him and believed he had found a ride home.They tracked down the vehicle's owner information, which came back to Mehmeti, who had a suspended license and a warrant out for his arrest. Police also spoke with someone who lived with Mehmeti who told officers that he was not home.After Mehmeti failed to return later in the day, the person called police.A second search was conducted by police and emergency crews, and Mehmeti was found hiding in a wooded area.He was taken to the hospital to be checked and then arrested and taken to Carbon County Correctional Facility.Charges are pending against Mehmeti.Fittos clarified thatreports of the crash, published in the Times News on Thursday, were incorrect.

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