Man Charged in DUI Crash in Swanton, Vermont

A man's blood-alcohol content was more than three times the legal limit when he crashed into another car Sunday afternoon in Swanton, Vermont, according to state police.

Twenty-eight-year-old Philip Barron of South Hero was arrested after crashing his Chevy S-10 pickup truck into a Honda Civic.

Barron and the 59-year-old North Hero woman driving the Honda were both uninjured, but the air bag of Baron's truck deployed.

Police say Barron had a blood-alcohol content of .268.

He is charged with DUI and careless and negligent operation. He is due at Franklin County Superior Court on July 5. It was not immediately clear if he had an attorney.

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