Crime & Safety
19 Charged With DUI In RI Over July 4 Weekend: State Police
Rhode Island State Police stepped up patrols on highways throughout the state over the weekend.

PROVIDENCE, RI — Rhode Island State police stepped up traffic patrols across the state over the July 4 holiday weekend, charging 19 people with drunken driving.
Four of the people charged were from Massachusetts; the remainder were from Rhode Island. Their names are listed below, along with charges.
Harold Lee III, 33, of Roxbury, Massachusetts
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- Driving under the influence, first offense
Ogunsola Ogutuga, 42, of Woonsocket
- Driving under the influence, first offense
- Refusal to submit to a chemical test
Victor Obianwu, 31, of Bristol
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- Driving under the influence, first offense
- Disorderly conduct
- Obstructing an officer in the execution of duty
- Refusal to submit to a chemical test
Joshua Bartis, 33, of Warwick
- Driving under the influence, first offense
- Refusal to submit to a chemical test
- Driving with a suspended license, third offense
Kayleigh A. Lozito, 35, East Providence
- Driving under the influence, first offense
- Refusal to submit to a chemical test
Heather Xavier, 21, of Cumberland
- Driving under the influence, first offense
- Reckless driving
- Failure to stop for a crash, resulting in damage to a vehicle
Jeffrey Dirocco, 25, North Providence
- Driving under the influence, first offense
- Refusal to submit to a chemical test
Byron Lenus, 40, of Central Falls
- Driving under the influence, first offense
Scundino Hernandez, age 48, of Narragansett
- Driving under the influence, first offense
- Refusal to submit to a chemical test
Sydney Matteson, 26, of East Greenwich
- Driving under the influence, first offense
- Refusal to submit to a chemical test
Lisa Zonak, 38, of Leicester, Massachusetts
- Driving under the influence, first offense
Alejandro Sam Chach, 32, of New Bedford, Massachusetts
- Driving under the influence, first offense
- Refusal to submit to a chemical test
- Driving without license
Robert E. Singleton, age 48, of 83 Barstow Street, Providence, Rhode Island
- Driving Under the Influence - 1st Offense (BAC Unknown)
- Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test
Otoniel Mestres, 25, of Central Falls
- Driving under the influence, first offense
- Refusal to submit to a chemical test
Jorge Galdamez Henriquez, 29, of Providence
- Driving under the influence, first offense
- Refusal to submit to a chemical test
Cameron Young, 21, of Attleboro, Massachusetts
- Driving under the influence, first offense
- Refusal to submit to a chemical test
Mikail Matthews, 28, of Providence
- Driving under the influence, first offense
- Driving with a suspended license, third offense
Felix Colon, 27, of Providence
- Driving Under the Influence - 1st Offense (BAC Unknown)
- Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test
Manuel Chitic Morales, 51, of Providence
- Driving under the influence, first offense
- Refusal to submit to a chemical test
- Driving without a license, second offense
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