Police: Man hospitalized after crashing while DUI

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A Lemoyne man was hospitalized after he crashed his vehicle Thursday evening while driving under the influence, police said.

Police said Samuel Morrow of Hummel Avenue was driving east near State and South 15th Streets around 8:30 p.m. when he went off the roadway. His vehicle struck a PPL pole guiderail and then rolled down an embankment onto railroad tracks below.

This is Morrow's second DUI-related crash in the past two weeks, according to police. He was arrested on January 22nd after a minor crash.

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