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NBC4 anchor Leon Harris arrested after crash, charged with DUI

NBC Washington anchor Leon Harris was arrested and charged with driving under the influence Saturday following a crash in Montgomery County, Maryland, .

²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ partner NBC Washington, citing police, said Harris was driving along Bradley Boulevard near River Road when his car struck another vehicle, which then collided with a third car.

No one was seriously hurt, .

Harris was charged with DUI after the crash.



Harris tried to leave the scene when officers arrived, but he was stopped by police; he failed a sobriety test, and a breathalyzer test found his blood-alcohol concentration was twice the legal limit of 0.08%, NBC Washington reported.

²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ has reached out to Montgomery County police for more information.

NBC Washington said Harris won’t be appearing on air during the investigation.

Will Vitka

William Vitka is a Digital Writer/Editor for ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½.com. He's been in the news industry for over a decade. Before joining ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½, he worked for CBS ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½, Stuff Magazine, The New York Post and wrote a variety of books—about a dozen of them, with more to come.

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