Dec 10, 2020
Dec 10, 2020
CUMBERLAND â A Baltimore County man was arrested on drug possession and traffic charges Tuesday after he struck the rear of an Allegany County Sheriff s Office patrol vehicle on state Route 36 at Midland and pushed it into a dump truck, according to Maryland State Police.
The deputy, who was not identified, suffered injuries that were not life-threatening. The deputy was taken by ambulance to UPMC Western Maryland hospital where he was treated and released later in the day, according to Sheriff Craig Robertson.
Troopers arrested Richard Albert Ford III, 29, of Baldwin, on charges of possession of a controlled dangerous substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.