Crime & Safety
Warwick Rollover Crash Yields DUI Arrest For Pawtucket Man
A man who rolled his vehicle while trying to make a turn failed a series of field sobriety tests, police said.
WARWICK, RI — A Pawtucket man escaped serious injury but was charged with drunken driving following a single vehicle rollover crash in Warwick early Wednesday.
The crash occurred around 12:30 a.m. The driver was traveling north on Bald Hill Road and attempting to turn onto Rt. 113 when it crashed and landed on its roof, WPRI-TV first reported.
Major Michael Gilbert of the Warwick Police Department provided an update today. He said the operator was arrested at the scene after showing signs of impairment and failing a series of field sobriety tests. The driver suffered minor injuries but refused medical treatment at the scene.
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Gustavo Piedrahita, 35, of Greene Street in Pawtucket was charged with DUI, Gilbert said. Piedrahita was released to a sober adult with a summons to appear in Third District Court on March 9 for a 9 a.m. arraignment.
No word on what caused the crash.
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