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BARTON — Alexander Metz, 22, Westernport, was charged by Allegany County Bureau of Police with driving while impaired and driving under the influence of alcohol following a 2 a.m. accident on state Route 36 Saturday that sent two people to the hospital.
Police report that Metz was driving southbound at Barton Hill when his pickup truck crossed the center line and hit a van operated by Linda Hamilton, 54, and occupied by her husband, Richard Hamilton, 52.
Tri-Towns EMS took the Hamiltons to the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center with what Pfc. J.M. Dowden described as injuries that were not life-threatening.
Metz was released to family members pending trial.
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City police arrested a 27-year-old Pinto man Saturday, charging him for failing to register as a sex offender.
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Man jailed on charges - 02/12
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2/11/12 - Man charged in city assault
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2/11/12 - More charges for Garrett inmate
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2/11/12 - Warning issued on ‘sweepstake’ scam
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2/9/12 - Woman arrested at city business
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2/7/12 - Second prison guard’s charges may be dropped
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2/7/12 - Keyser domestic complaint prompts two arrests
KEYSER, W. Va. — A New York man and a Winchester, Va., woman were arrested early Monday when Keyser Police investigated a domestic complaint outside a C Street residence.
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2/7/12 - Elk Garden man arrested by Garrett County deputies
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2/7/12 - Drivers cited in Allegany DUI patrol
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