The passengers begged Glenn Teolis, 52, of Cranston, to slow down several times before he struck a tree, but he refused, prosecutors say.
Nora Cecilia Carranza Reyes, 52, admits to delivering more than three pounds of crystal meth to a man to a person traveling from Maine.
The following people were arrested by Cranston police between Friday and Wednesday.
State police say one sheriff shot another sheriff outside the secure areas at the prison. The injury was reportedly not life-threatening.
Christopher Jones, 50, faces new charges after spying on a woman in her bathroom with a drone, according to Cranston police.
The following people were arrested by Cranston police between Jan 9 and Thursday.
Cranston police say the assault with a hammer happened Dec. 31, 2023, on Reservoir Avenue.
The following people were arrested by Cranston police between Dec. 31 and Tuesday.
The following people were arrested by Cranston police between Dec. 26 and Dec. 30.
The following people were arrested by Cranston police between Dec. 16 and Dec. 25.
Former Cranston City Councilor Matthew Reilly has been accused of sexually assaulting 12-year-old girl.
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The following people were arrested by Cranston police between Dec. 6 and Dec. 11.
As the nearby Pocasset River overflowed, Cranston fire crews were called to the Riverview Terrace Apartments for evacuations.
The following people were arrested by Cranston police between Dec. 4 and Wednesday.
Shots were fired into a home on Bay View Avenue in Cranston on Monday morning, according to police.
Prosecutors say Evan Sims, 41, yelled his travel companion had a bomb while on a flight from Orlando, Florida, to Rhode Island.
A flight heading from Orlando, Florida, to Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport was diverted 45 minutes after taking the air.
Cranston police make six arrests between Thursday and Saturday, including gun, strangulation charges, and more.
David Holloway, 3, drowned to death in his neighbor's pool. His mother, Kaitlyn Nolan, 31, is facing child cruelty and neglect charges.
The following people were arrested by Cranston police between Nov. 24 and Wednesday.
Police said Alexander Gutierrez, 42, struck two fences, a parked car, and a home on Elmwood Avenue in Warwick.
The following people were arrested by Cranston police between Nov. 19 and Wednesday.
The following people were arrested by Cranston police between Nov. 13 and Nov. 18.
The following people were arrested by Cranston police between Nov. 9 and Nov. 13.
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Federal prosecutors say Jose Manuel Rosario Mella, 55, hid heroin in a child seat in his car.
The following people were arrested by Cranston police between Nov. 1 and Nov. 7.
Theodore Craven, 47, of Cranston, was arrested in connection to the stabbing of a 51-year-old man in East Greenwich.
An investigation of the drowning led to Warwick police arresting Kaitlyn Nolan, 31, and David Holloway, 32 both of Warwick.
Specifically, Kia and Hyundai vehicles have been the target of the thefts, Cranston police said.
The following people were arrested by Cranston police between Oct. 22 and Oct. 26.
The following people were arrested by Cranston police between Oct. 15 and Oct. 21.
The suspects' vehicle is a blue Maseratio Grecale SUV with a stolen Rhode Island license plate, Cranston police say.
Willard Whiting, 50, was sentenced for assaulting the two co-owners of Cranston Collision near the business on Walnut Grove Avenue.
Police say Michael A. Jones, 33, accidentally shot his gun; the bullet went through the wall and hit his 4-year-old son in the other room.
Prosecutors say Jeffrey Lock Slinn, 42, used various online accounts to communicate with several underage girls.
A 19-year-old Pawtucket man was stabbed in Cranston on Monday morning, according to police.
The Ocean State fared well in several key categories, including murders, fatal occupational injuries, assaults per capita, and bullying.
The following people were arrested by Cranston police between Oct. 11 and Saturday.