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🌱 How a late-night County Line Road crash led to DUI charges

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  • How a late-night County Line Road crash led to DUI charges

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• Sandwich man charged with DUI after crash injures two (wifr.com) — A 27-year-old Sandwich resident has been charged with DUI after an early Christmas Eve two-vehicle crash on South County Line Road sent two people to the hospital. Deputies say his car crossed the center line, leading to a collision that left both vehicles in a ditch. The investigation is ongoing and details on injuries and custody have not been fully released.
   

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