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.

Four of the people charged were from Massachusetts; the remainder were from Rhodde Island.
Four of the people charged were from Massachusetts; the remainder were from Rhodde Island. (Rachel Nunes/Patch )

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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