Cumberland Times News
FROSTBURG, Md. — An Eastern Garrett County volunteer firefighter was sentenced to serve six months in jail after being convicted recently in Garrett County District Court on unauthorized use of a vehicle and drunken driving charges.
Justin A. Clark, 22, who pleaded guilty to unauthorized use of a vehicle and driving while impaired by alcohol, was sentenced by Judge Stephan Moylan to four years in the Division of Correction with all but six months suspended.
For the DWI charge, Clark was sentenced to 60 days consecutive that was also suspended.
In addition, Clark was ordered to serve three years of supervised probation after completion of his jail term.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant State’s Attorney Tracey Henline. Clark was represented by Assistant Public Defender Catrina Aquilino.
According to the Office of the State’s Attorney, Clark was charged by Maryland State Police following an investigation into an accident that occurred on private property off Piney Run Road near Frostburg on June 22.
A female walking in a field was struck by a truck, later determined to have been driven by Clark. That truck was owned by the Eastern Garrett Volunteer Fire Company and officers with the company advised that Clark, who was also a volunteer at the time, did not have permission to operate the truck that night or under those circumstances.
Clark responded back to the scene of the reported accident in his volunteer capacity. As the trooper was gathering information about the earlier events, he noticed signs that Clark had been drinking. Following additional observations and testing, the trooper charged Clark with driving while impaired and related offenses.
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