Cape Cod Man Arrested In Nor'easter Hit-And-Run

WAREHAM, MA — A Cape Cod man was arrested Monday after police said he struck a firefighter with his vehicle then sped off during Friday's nor'easter. Paul Durgin, 28, of Sandwich, was tracked down to a Barnstable motel Monday and taken into custody. He was charged with assault with a vehicle, reckless driving and leaving the scene of a crash.

Police said Durgin hit a 25-year-old Onset firefighter in Wareham on the Cranberry Highway Friday night as the firefighter was helping out during the height of the nor'easter. The firefighter was seriously injured but expected to survive.

Durgin was driving a gray Subaru Forester hatchback and officers tracked the vehicle to the Knights Inn in Barnstable, police said.

In a statement, Wareham police Chief Kevin Walsh said Durgin committed an "irresponsible and inconsiderate act."

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Photo: Paul Durgin's mugshot following his arrest March 5, 2018, on hit-and-run charges in connection with a crash in Wareham during a nor'easter. (Credit: Wareham Police Department)