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Ga. driver hits police cruiser while texting

NewsCentral Staff

Story Created: Jan 2, 2013 at 4:06 PM EDT

Story Updated: Jan 2, 2013 at 4:06 PM EDT

ALBANY, Ga. (AP) - Police in Albany say a woman is charged with failure to maintain lane, texting while driving and driving without a license in an accident that left a 44-year-old police officer hospitalized.

WALB-TV reports (http://bit.ly/UEA6Q5 ) Officer Garnet Lincey was hit by a Nissan Pathfinder being driven by 22-year-old Lauren Owens around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. Officials say Owens ran into a parked car after she hit the police cruiser.

Police say Owens was checking her phone for a text message at the time of the accident, and Lincey has been released from the hospital.

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Information from: WALB-TV, http://www.walb.com/
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