parsippany , n.j. ( ap ) — new jersey authorities say a driver fled the scene of an accident with a fire hydrant stuck to his car and then tossed it in the trash .
parsippany police say the motorist drove off after his car struck the hydrant and a mailbox tuesday .
domingo moreno , 27 , of parsippany , is facing criminal mischief , tampering with evidence , and other charges after he allegedly crashed a 1999 nissan quest into a mailbox and a fire hydrant on edwards road at about 1 a.m. and fled the scene , police said in a news release .
besides criminal mischief and tampering with evidence , he was also charged with hindering apprehension , failure to report an accident , unlicensed driver , careless driving , reckless driving and failure to maintain lane .
garza then followed a fluid trail from the crash site to the a residence on norman avenue where he found moreno 's vehicle and a yellow fire hydrant was also missing , police said .
moreno was located at a nearby diner and placed under arrest .
police say 27 - year - old township resident domingo moreno has been charged with criminal mischief , hindering apprehension and tampering with evidence , and was turned over to federal immigration officials .
police say a fluid trail of water from the scene to a township home , where they found the car and the hydrant .
the driver was found in a nearby diner .