Original Blog Entry: Man tries to run down wife but crashes

truesee — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:49:38 GMT

Man charged with driving truck at spouse

Submitted By David Hench

Portland Press Herald

Staff Writer

on Thursday, Jun. 25 at 2:08 pm

Updated at 2:08 p.m.

A Biddeford man faces a charge pf reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon after he allegedly tried to run down his wife with a dump truck in Standish Wednesday.

Todd Thomas, 40, and his wife had been drinking at a friend's house on Smith Mill Road, the woman told Cumberland County Sheriff's deputies. They started to argue, and she left walking with her dog, she told the deputies.

Thomas allegedly drove at her in his 1988 Chevrolet 3500 dump truck, missed, went off the road and crashed into some trees, authorities said. He then ran, they said.

A Windham police dog started to track him, but police found him first at another house.

He is being held on $1,040 bail at Cumberland County Jail.

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