said a man stole two pickups Thursday night before the hit-and-run, then tried to steal two more but was thwarted when a homeowner fired a shot at him.

Ryan P. Mann, 33, of Oakland, who police believe stole the trucks, was arrested later Thursday in Skowhegan.

Knights said he and Nick Murray, also of Madison, were picking up Knights’ girlfriend, Haley Poulin, 20, of Madison, who had been involved in the hit-and-run accident when they came upon the fatal accident.

Poulin was banged up and sore and her truck was destroyed, he said.

The fatal car crash was not believed to be connected to the hit-and-run crash or stolen vehicles.

Gould said Fairfield police responded to a report from Waterville police about a stolen 2012 Chevy pickup truck earlier in the evening. Hesaid Fairfield officers found the vehicle parked in a driveway on Green Road.

“The person who had stolen it had walked up the road to the next house up and stolen another pickup truck – a black 2004 Chevy,” Gould said. “He went out Pirate Lane and into the intersection where he collided with Haley Poulin’s vehicle.”

Gould said the driver of the stolen truck did not stop at the stop sign on Pirate Lane and was struck by Poulin’s 2002 GMC 1500.

The driver drove off and headed to Middle Road, where he pulled into another driveway and tried to steal another truck. He also allegedly broke into a shed and a parked vehicle and took an iPod and other items.

“When he couldn’t find keys to the truck, he tried