Crime & Safety
Alleged Drunk Driver Strikes Pole, Crashes Into Stream In Little Compton
The following arrest was supplied by the Little Compton Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
charged a North Kingstown woman with drunk driving and refusal to submit a chemical test after she reportedly struck a utility pole and crashed into a stream.
Lisa M. Valatka, 40, of 60 Village Hill Lane, North Kingstown, was arrested at 1:15 a.m., Sunday, April 22 on Swamp Road. She was charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol and refusal to submit a chemical test.
According to police, Valatka was driving her Toyota SUV on Swamp Road when she reportedly lost control. Her vehicle struck a utility pole and crashed into a stream on the north side of the road in front of 50 Swamp Road. Her vehicle reportedly sustained heavy damage. Valatka was uninjured.
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Officers detected Valatka was under the influence of alcohol. After reportedly failing a field sobriety test, police said she refused a breathalyzer back at the station.
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