SK Police Log: June 23, 2012

Unless otherwise noted, information about the following incidents was supplied by the South Kingstown Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

South Kingstown Man Charged With Drunken Driving

John A. Schneider, 49, of 10 Rose Circle, South Kingstown, was arrested at about 10:35 p.m. on June 22 and charged with drunken driving.

According to police, they received a report of an erratic driver in a silver Toyota Corolla. Police found a car matching that description on Kingstown Road, and a traffic stop was made on Indian Run Road after the car was observed swerving.

Police said Schneider smelled of alcohol, and asked him to submit to field sobriety tests. Police said Schneider failed these tests.

According to police, Schneider consented to chemical tests, which revealed blood alcohol levels of .198 and .183. He was processed and released to the custody of a family member at about 12:37 a.m. on June 23.

Pawtucket Man Charged With Reckless Driving

Marc W. Soullier, 28, of 33 Appleton Ave., Pawtucket was cited at about 9:15 a.m. on June 23 and charged with reckless driving.

According to police, an officer driving west on Saugatucket Road clocked a black sedan traveling at 69 miles per hour in a 35 mile per hour zone. Police said that despite immediately turning on emergency lights, the car did not stop, and seemed to speed up.

Police said that Soullier finally yielded after being followed a short distance by police to the BP gas station. When asked why he had tried to evade police, he allegedly said that he didn’t know, and that he had just made a bad choice.

A background check revealed only one prior driving violation, a speeding ticket in 2009. As a result, he was cited for reckless driving, speeding, obedience to police signals and driving the wrong way on a laned roadway. However, he was allowed to drive from the scene.

Peacedale Man Arrested on Warrant; Kids in Car With No Car Seat, Seatbelts

Carl Michael Pierson, 19, of 267 Church St., Peacedale, was arrested at about 2:27 p.m. on June 23. Police said a Fourth Division District Court warrant was out for Pierson’s arrest for failing to appear at a court hearing.

According to police, an officer noted that passengers in Pierson’s car were not wearing seat belts. As a result, a traffic stop was made on Kingstown Road.

Police said that during the stop, they noted that there were four passengers in the back of the vehicle, which only had three seats. Police said one of the passengers was a 3-year-old without a child seat, and none of the four passengers in the back had seatbelts.

Pierson was cited for four seatbelt violations, and a background check revealed the warrant. He was arrested without incident, processed and released at about 5:25 p.m.

Unless otherwise noted, the information for this article was compiled from South Kingstown police reports, which are available for review by any member of the public at their . If we’re missing a call or report you’re interested in knowing about, feel free to leave a comment or to send Local Editor Stephen Greenwell a message at Stephen.greenwell@patch.com.

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