Rhode Island DUI Lawyer

A Central Falls City Council member was arrested Friday night for driving drunk. Shortly after 11:18pm, a police officer pulled the woman over for driving in the middle of the road and for swerving.

The City Council member was unable to produce a driver’s license because hers had been suspended. She agreed to submit to field sobriety tests but only completed one, failing it. The officer arrested her, and she later refused a blood test. She is now facing charges of DUI, driving with a suspended license and refusal to submit to a chemical test.

If you or someone you know is facing DUI charges, contact the Rhode Island DUI attorney, James Powderly at 401-662-9006.

In October, a man was arrested after driving the wrong way along I-95 and striking an oncoming vehicle. Fortunately, there were no serious injuries in the crash. This significantly lightened the sentence the man recently received.

He has been sentenced to 60 days in jail with a concurrent 4 month sentence. He has also lost his license in probation for the next two years and must attend a two week alcohol treatment program. These penalties are the result of a guilty plea to 2nd offense drunk driving and driving to endanger.

If you or someone you know is facing DUI charges, contact the Rhode Island DUI attorney, James Powderly at 401-662-9006.

The Rhode Island Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a man who struck and killed someone while driving drunk in 1999. The man was sentenced to 5 years in prison for striking the man who was trying to flag down help along 95.

The Supreme Court has denied the man’s appeal for a new trial. This shows, however, that the criminal process does not stop with conviction. The appeals process can be an incredibly useful system for your case.

If you are facing DUI charges, contact the Rhode Island DUI attorney, James Powderly at 401-662-9006.

A fatal crash occurred Tuesday morning in Block Island. A driver lost control of his vehicle on Corn Neck Rd, crashing into a stone wall then a utility pole. Three other people were in the vehicle at the time. One of them was ejected and killed.

The other two women in the truck suffered minor injuries in the crash. The driver was arraigned Tuesday on charges of driving to endanger with death resulting and DUI with death resulting, among other things.

If you or someone you know is facing DUI charges, contact the Rhode Island DUI attorney, James Powderly at 401-662-9006.

An 18 year old Taunton resident was arrested early Thursday morning for driving drunk. The teen was driving along Winthrop St when he went off the road and struck a speed limit sign followed by a fire hydrant.

The teen is now facing charges of DUI as well as driving to endanger, carrying a dangerous weapon and violating the terms of his driver’s license. He was arrested around 1am on Thursday.

If you or someone you know is facing DUI charges, contact the Rhode Island DUI attorney, James Powderly at 401-662-9006.