Maine State Police have arrested a Ludlow man accused of striking a home in Linneus with his SUV and then driving away.
Police say the homeowner was asleep just after noon on Wednesday when she was awoken by a loud crash. She got up to discover that the vehicle had ripped a large hole in her home.
She told police the SUV then backed out and drove off.
State police alerted other area law enforcement agencies and an SUV with a significant amount of damage was soon located by Houlton police.
The vehicle's owner, Brian King, 55, was arrested on charges of drunken driving and failing to report an accident.
Police estimated damage to the home in the thousands of dollars. Linneus is in eastern Maine near the Canadian border
