PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island State Police conducted several arrests for driving-related offenses in the early hours of the morning.
At 1:40 a.m., troopers arrested Samuel Ruiz, 54, of Pawtucket, on a bench warrant for failing to appear at a pretrial conference on a charge of driving without a license.
The arrest followed a motor vehicle stop on Route 195 in Providence.
Ruiz was processed at the State Police – Lincoln Woods Barracks and later taken to the Adult Correctional Institution – Men’s Intake Center.
Shortly after, at 2:15 a.m., Manuel Fernandes, 40, from Brockton, Massachusetts, was arrested on multiple charges, including DUI with serious bodily injury and reckless driving, after troopers responded to a motor vehicle accident on Route 95 in Providence.
Fernandes was processed, arraigned by a Justice of the Peace, and released to a responsible adult with a court date set at the Sixth Division District Court.
At 2:53 a.m., another arrest occurred when Jose Sucuqui Garcia, 29, of Danbury, Connecticut, was charged with DUI and refusal to submit to a chemical test following a vehicle stop on Route 146 in Providence.
Garcia was processed and released with a notice to appear in Sixth Division District Court.
