An Abington man was arrested in connection to a car fire that happened over the weekend.

Douglas Silva Soares, 26, is charged with negligent operation of a motor vehicle, leaving the scene of property damage, marked lanes violation, and speeding.

On Saturday, around 5:45 p.m., officials responded to the area of 16 South Franklin Street for reports of a car on fire. When they arrived, they saw three cars on the sidewalk severely damaged in front of a business.

Police said two of the cars were unoccupied and parked on the side of the road at the time of the crash. Someone was still trapped in the third vehicle, a truck, as a bystander tried to put out the flames with a fire extinguisher.

An officer was able to free the person in the car before the car was fully engulfed. The driver was i

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