Providence Wrong-Way Driver Took Off After Crash: Police

PROVIDENCE, RI — A Providence man drove the wrong way on Route 6 in Providence, crashed and left the scene of the accident, police said.

Josue Rivera, 45, was arrested shortly after 4:15 a.m. Thursday and charged with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in bodily injury, obstructing an officer in execution of duty reckless driving, the Rhode Island State Police said in a media release.

This arrest was the result of Troopers responding to a wrong way driver and subsequent motor vehicle accident on Route 6, in the City of Providence," the release said.

Rivera was processed at the Lincoln Woods Barracks, arraigned and released with a Sixth Division District Court arraignment date, according to the release.

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