Pair of URI Students Charged With DUIs

Unless otherwise noted, information about the following incidents was supplied by the Narragansett Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

URI Student Charged With Drunken Driving

Julio Cesar Vasquez, 21, of 55 Hope Lane, Narragansett, was arrested at about 3:48 a.m. on March 23 and charged with drunken driving and cited for refusing to submit to a chemical test. Police said Vasquez is a student at the University of Rhode Island.

According to police, an officer monitoring traffic on Point Judith Road saw a Jeep almost strike a curb while turning on to Galilee Escape Road. Police said the officer followed the Jeep, saw it drifting from lane to lane, and made a traffic stop on Conch Road.

Police said the driver – Vasquez – had bloodshot and watery eyes, and failed field sobriety tests. As a result, he was arrested without incident.

According to police, at headquarters Vasquez refused to submit to chemical breath tests. He allegedly told police that he had not been drinking alcohol, he was just tired because he hadn’t slept in two days.

Police said Vasquez was processed and then released at about 12:45 p.m.

In December 2012, Narragansett police arrested Vasquez twice in a 12-hour span. For that report, click here.

Different URI Student Charged With Drunken Driving

Gentry J. Andrews, 23, of 301 Hopkins Hill Road, Coventry, was arrested at about 2:32 a.m. on March 23 and charged with drunken driving and cited for refusing to submit to a chemical test. Police said Andrews is a student at the University of Rhode Island.

According to police, an officer monitoring traffic on Point Judith Road near Old Point Judith Road clocked a car at 65 miles per hour in a 45 mile per hour zone, with the car accelerating to 72 miles per hour at one point.

A traffic stop was first attempted near Sunset Farm, but police said the car kept driving before finally pulling over near Palm Beach Avenue.

Police said the driver – Gentry – and two passengers in the car smelled strongly of alcohol, and he had trouble answering simple questions. Police asked Gentry to submit to field sobriety tests, which they said he failed.

According to police, Gentry told them he would submit to chemical breath tests. However, police said that between 3:25 a.m. and 3:30 a.m., he repeatedly ignored the instructions for the test. As a result, he was charged with refusing to submit to chemical breath tests.

Police said Gentry was processed and then released at about 12:50 p.m.

Narragansett Man Charged With Domestic Disorderly Conduct

Seamus J. Martin, 31, of 85 Old Pine Road, Narragansett, was arrested at about 11:15 p.m. on March 22 and charged with domestic disorderly conduct.

According to police, they received the report of an intoxicated man who punched a wall at a home on Old Pine Road.

Police said that when they investigated, witnesses told them that Martin had gotten into an argument with a family member, and during the argument, punched a support beam, injuring his hand.

According to police, there was a no-trespass order for Martin at the home he was found at. As a result, he was arrested. Police also noted that Martin had punched a hole in an upstairs wall, but the family members refused to press charges.

Police said that Martin’s hand injuries were treated at South County Hospital. He was processed at headquarters and then transported to the ACI at 1:30 p.m.

Narragansett Teen Doesn’t Press Charges for Stolen Car

At about 3:26 a.m. on March 23, police received a report of a stolen Honda CRV from a home on Summit Road.

Police said that the victim – a 19-year-old Narragansett woman – told them that the car had been stolen between 11 p.m. on March 22 and 3 a.m. on March 23. She told police that she had left her keys on the kitchen table, and they were also missing.

According to police, the victim said she didn’t have any suspects in mind. Police asked her to question her friends and houseguests that had been there earlier in the evening, and that the detective division would be notified.

Police said that at 4:18 a.m., the victim called police and said that her car had been found on Davisville Lane. The victim told police that one of her friends had found the car and driven it back to her home, and as a result, she didn’t want to press charges.

Unless otherwise noted, the information for this article was compiled from Narragansett police reports, which are available for review by any member of the public at their headquarters on Caswell Street. If we’re missing a call or report you’re interested in knowing about, feel free to leave a comment or to send Local Editor Stephen Greenwell a message at Stephen.greenwell@patch.com.

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