Traffic & Transit
Cranston Police Chase Ends In Crash
Police said Robert Disumma, of Providence, was suspected of driving intoxicated when he led officers on a chase from Warwick to Cranston.
CRANSTON, RI — A Providence man suspected of driving impaired crashed into a Cranston storefront Monday night after leading officers on a chase that started in Warwick, police said. Robert Disumma, 54, was charged with eluding a police officer and vehicle violations and could face further charges.
Cranston Police Lt. Andy Sullivan said on Monday at about 8:35 p.m., a Warwick police officer encountered "what appeared to be a disabled motor vehicle" on West Shore Road.
"After speaking briefly with the operator, who claimed to have a brake issue, the officer recognized he had slurred speech and other indicators of possible liquor and/or drug intoxication," Sullivan said in a statement. "The operator then fled in the vehicle."
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Officers gave chase and Disumma drove onto Warwick Avenue and headed north into Cranston, where officers terminated the pursuit due to Disumma's "increasingly dangerous speed," according to Sullivan.
A short distance later, Disumma crashed into a storefront and suffered minor injuries, Sullivan said. Disumma was arrested and treated at Rhode Island Hospital.
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Sullivan said Disumma could face more charges pending the results of toxicology tests.
. @warwickripd say a pursuit (which officers stopped once the car in pursuit reached dangerous speeds) led to this car later losing control, crashing through a building in Cranston. I'll tell you why police wanted to originally stop the driver coming up at :30 past on @wpri12. pic.twitter.com/ZI5P0NKfY8
— Alexandra Leslie (@AlexandraLeslie) May 28, 2019
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