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Inmate Crashes Car After Walking Away From Corrections Facility

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) - An inmate who walked away from a community corrections center in Larimer County had to be rescued after he crashed into an irrigation ditch.

The crash happened Monday night at Mulberry and Dawn in Fort Collins.

The sheriff's office says a local bar noticed the man had been drinking and tried to get a cab for him. He refused and drove off and then crashed into the water. He was unconscious when crews pulled him out of the car.

The man's condition has not been released.

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