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RI Trooper Log: Nine Memorial Day DUI Arrests

RI Trooper Log arrests. The Rhode Island State Police are stationed in several barracks throughout Rhode Island.
RI Trooper Log arrests. The Rhode Island State Police are stationed in several barracks
The Rhode Island State Police are stationed in several barracks throughout RI.

Editor’s note: The following Warwick, RI area arrests recorded in the RI Trooper Log were reported by the RI State Police on their website. An arrest reflects charges against an individual, and does not indicate guilt or innocence.

WARWICK, RI —  State Police arrested 50 people Memorial Day weekend in this week’s RI Trooper Log, nine charged with DUI, one a West Warwick man speeding past 100 MPH with a three-year-old in his car.

Jarvis Williams, 34, of 15 Pond St., West Warwick, was arrested at 12:10 a.m. on Saturday after troopers received multiple E-911 calls for a possible drunk driver heading south on I-95 in Richmond. Troopers spotted his car speeding south on the highway.

Troopers charged him with DUI, blood alcohol unknown – first offense while a child under the age 13 was present; and refusal to submit to a chemical test. The toddler had been in the back seat of the car.

Williams was also issued citations for speeding; following too close; lane violations; use of multiple beam lamps; no child restraint; and aggressive driving. The Department of Children, Youth and Families was notified, and the child was turned over to the custody of his mother.

There were nine total DUI arrests made during the Memorial Day weekend, nearly twice as many as last year, when five people were charged with driving under the influence during that period.

Three of those arrests involved Warwick or Warwick residents:

Driver arrested for DUI after failing to stop at sign Troopers arrested Amy Ryan, 55, of 14 Jefferson St., Warwick, at approximately 10:04 p.m. Sunday after troopers saw her fail to stop at a stop sign on Wheldons Way in New Shoreham.

She was charged with driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor and/or drugs BAC unknown – first offense; and refusal to submit to a chemical test; possession of Schedule I-V controlled substance (Suboxone); possession of Schedule I-V controlled substance (Clonazepam); and possession of Schedule I-V controlled substance (Restoril).

She also was cited for failing to obey a stop sign.

Troopers stop driver, arrest him on DUI charge Frank Russo, 36, of 806 Pontiac Ave., Cranston, was arrested at approximately 2:05 a.m. Sunday after a motor vehicle stop on I-95 in Warwick.

He was charged with driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor and/or drugs, blood alcohol content unknown – first offense; and refusal to submit to a chemical test.

Rte. 37 crash ends with DUI arrest Justin Chase, 24, of 79 Palace Ave., Warwick, was arrested at approximately 12:15 a.m. Sunday after he was involved in a crash on Rte. 37 in Cranston, where his car struck a guardrail.

He was charged with driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor and/or drugs BAC unknown – first offense; and refusal to submit to a chemical test. He also was cited for failure to maintain proper control of a motor vehicle; duty in accident resulting in damage to highway fixtures; operating a motor vehicle without evidence of insurance; and presence of an alcoholic beverage while operating a motor vehicle.

Gary Pucino, age 58, of 940 Quaker Lane, Apt. #3123, Warwick, was arrested at approximately 12:35 a.m. on Saturday after a motor vehicle stop on Interstate 95 in West Warwick. He was charged with driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor and/or drugs BAC unknown – first offense; and refusal to submit to a chemical test. He also was issued citations for no turn signal and laned roadway violations.

Rob Borkowski
Author: Rob Borkowski

Rob has worked as reporter and editor for several publications, including The Kent County Daily Times and Coventry Courier, before working for Gatehouse in MA then moving home with Patch Media. Now he's publisher and editor of WarwickPost.com. Contact him at [email protected] with tips, press releases, advertising inquiries, and concerns.

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