Plainfield police have arrested a man accused of causing multiple crashes while driving under the influence.
Plainfield police said 52-year-old Michael Lach of Canterbury was driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs when he was involved in a head-on crash on Canterbury Road and drove off.
According to police, they responded to the Canterbury Road crash around 5:30 p.m. Saturday and learned that one of the vehicles, a 2005 Dodge Ram, had fled the scene.
Police later received multiple calls reporting a vehicle hitting a mailbox, parked cars and a house on Packerville Road. The callers reported that the vehicle, a 2005 Dodge Ram, continued after hitting the house and went down an embankment before coming to a stop.
Investigators determined that the pickup was the same vehicle involved in the Canterbury Road crash. Lach was arrested and charged with OUI, evading responsibility and failure to drive right. He is scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 26.
No injuries were reported in any of the crashes.
