CUMBERLAND, MD – A driver who fled the scene of a motor vehicle crash on Sunday was arrested by police investigating the matter.
According to the Cumberland Police Department, officers responded to a reported hit-and-run on December 18, 2022, in the 600 block of Columbia Avenue.
Police said a truck struck the victim’s vehicle, and the driver left the scene after the incident.
An officer continued to investigate, and a witness informed officers of the location of the suspect vehicle, which led officers to contact Steven Nicol, its operator.
During the investigation, the officer discovered that Nicol did not have a valid driver’s license. Nicol was then issued hit and run related citations along with other traffic citations and awaits his trial at the District Court.
Steven Earl Nicol, 27, was charged with hit and run.