Crime & Safety
One Dead, One In Custody After Middletown Crash
Police said they planned to charge Patrick Carson, 23, of Newport, with driving under the influence with death rsulting and other charges.
MIDDLETOWN, RI — A Newport man is facing charges after a woman who was a passenger in his car died during an early Saturday morning car crash in Middletown. Police said they planned to charge Patrick Carson, 23, of Newport, with driving under the influence with death rsulting and other charges. The 22-year-old woman, who was not identified, was taken to Newport Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Carson was treated at the hospital for minor injuries. He was being held until his arraugnment on Monday. Police arrived at the crash scene on Third Beach Road in Middletown to find a car flipped over on the road.
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