text: 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. Police followed a 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. 
   
   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. It wasn't known Saturday if he's retained an attorney. 
   
   Police are investigating the cause and other details of the crash. ||||| PARSIPPANY -- Police say a fluid trail and a broken yellow fire hydrant led them to the driver responsible for a hit-and-run crash on Edwards Road on 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. 
   
   Officer John Garza responded to the scene to investigate the reported property damage and determined a hit-and-run crash had occurred. The fire hydrant was also missing, police said. 
   
   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 lying among the garbage cans, police said. 
   
   Moreno was located at a nearby diner and placed under arrest. 
   
   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. 
   
   Moreno was remanded to the Morris County Correctional Facility pending a court appearance. 
   
   Justin Zaremba may be reached at jzaremba@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @JustinZarembaNJ. Find NJ.com on Facebook.
target: – 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. Police followed a 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, reports NJ.com. 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, reports the AP. It wasn't known Saturday if he's retained an attorney. Police are investigating the cause and other details of the crash.