PROVIDENCE – Fifty-nine drivers in Rhode Island have been arrested for driving underneath the affect over Labor Day weekend, in accordance with the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Affiliation.
“Sadly, 59 people made the harmful option to drive impaired over Labor Day weekend, placing their lives and the lives of others at critical threat,” mentioned Woonsocket Police Chief Thomas F. Oates, III, president of the affiliation.
“I’m happy with the coordinated efforts by legislation enforcement throughout Rhode Island to carry these drivers accountable and maintain our roads protected,” Oates mentioned in a press launch. “Impaired driving is not any minor offense. We take it critically, and so ought to everybody who will get behind the wheel.”
The 59 arrests signify the efforts of all 38 municipal police departments and the Rhode Island State Police, the affiliation mentioned. The arrests have been made between midday on Friday, Aug. 29, and 6 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2.
The Rhode Island State Police reported making 21 of these arrests. Troopers additionally investigated 63 motorcar crashes and issued 377 citations for numerous visitors violations, the state police mentioned.
How does Labor Day examine with July 4th?
Over the July 4th weekend, the affiliation reported 57 arrests.
A primary-time conviction for driving underneath the affect of liquor or medicine carries a potential jail sentence of as much as one 12 months and obligatory license suspension of three to 18 months, together with different potential penalties.
This text initially appeared on The Windfall Journal: Police in RI arrest 59 for DUI over vacation weekend
