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35 arrested for DUI over holiday weekend in RI

By Jusolyn Flower,

3 hours ago

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Over the Independence Day weekend, the Rhode Island DUI Task Force arrested 35 people for driving under the influence.

The task force is made up of officers from police departments around Rhode Island, as well as R.I. State Police, the R.I. Department of Transportation and the R.I. Attorney General’s Office.

According to Lt. Donald Barrington from North Kingstown, its sole purpose is to clear the roadways of impaired drivers and cut down on crashes.

The task force typically increases patrols around holidays and long weekends.

Earlier this year, the task force arrested 37 people for alcohol-related offenses over St. Patrick’s Day weekend, while state police separately took another 24 DUI suspects into custody. In May, state police announced 29 DUI arrests over Memorial Day weekend.

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