GASTONIA, N.C. — A driver wanted in connection with a hit-and-run that caused a car to crash into a home last month was arrested, Gastonia Police said.
Officers responded to a crash at the intersection of New Hope Road and Court Drive on Aug. 30. When police arrived, they found a car had crashed into a home on the corner. Both people inside the car were taken to the hospital with minor injuries, detectives said.
On Tuesday, Gastonia police announced that the driver of a van that drove away from the scene after clipping the vehicle that crashed into the house had been arrested. The driver was identified as Logan Thomas Bowling, from Bessemer City. He was charged with felony hit-and-run and unsafe movement of a vehicle in connection with the crash.
Detectives said a tip led them to Bowling's workplace where he was taken into custody.
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