Driver arrested after van crashes into tree

A van was stuck in a tree Thursday night, but the driver was not hurt.

Crews were called around 8 p.m. to the 2600 block of Kennedy Avenue near Weng Avenue in Dayton.

An official from the Dayton Fire Department said the driver fled but later returned.

Credit: MONTGOMERY COUNTY JAIL

Credit: MONTGOMERY COUNTY JAIL

Aaron J. Ames, 34, was arrested at the scene and booked into the Montgomery County Jail for two traffic violations related to not having a valid driver’s license. He is due in court Friday.

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