Crime & Safety

MA Man Charged With DUI In East Greenwich After Hit-And-Run Crash: Cops

A trooper witnessed the crash, police said.

EAST GREENWICH, RI — A Massachusetts man was charged with driving under the influence after a hit-and-run crash, police said.

Jake Correia, 37, was also charged with refusing to submit to a chemical test, the Rhode Island State Police said in a media release.

A trooper witnessed the hit-and-run crash and pulled Correia over on Route 4 in East Greenwich, the release said.

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Correia, a resident of Fall River, was processed at the Wickford Barracks, arraigned and "released to a responsible adult with a future Third District Court re-arraignment date," according to police.

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