Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Richard Guimond's wife Lisa says it is a miracle her husband is not dead.
New Hampshire residents Lisa and Richard Guimond were spending a nice day with their daughters and grandson in Attleboro last Friday when the day suddenly took a tragic turn. With his 4-year-old grandson watching, Richard was struck by a vehicle as he crossed County Street. Authorities say the driver, 46-year-old Attleboro resident Richard Johnson, was drunk, and he was arrested for the second time on an OUI allegation. Richard, 72, injured both sides of his pelvis, and he is being treated at Rhode Island Hospital. He may need surgery. "I thank God I'm not a widow or that he had a head injury," she said. "This could have been much worse, but this is horrible what's going on." As for the allegation this was Johnson's second drunk-driving …
Sunday, January 13, 2013
This was 43-year-old Thomas J. Eaton's third DUI arrest.
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Sunday, January 13
A South Attleboro man was arrested Saturday night on Route 3 in Richmond, R.I. after driving with a reported blood-alcohol level that is more than four times higher than the legal limit. This was the third DUI arrest for 43-year-old Thomas J. Eaton. An off-duty Connecticut state trooper contacted the Rhode Island State Police about Eaton's suspicious driving at 6:10 p.m., according to a press release from Rhode Island police. Troopers located and stopped the vehicle. Eaton's blood-alcohol level measured at .362 percent on the first test and .356 percent on the second one, according to the release. The legal limit in Rhode Island is .08 percent. Eaton was arrested on suspicion of DUI and driving on a suspended license. Rhode Island police …
Saturday, December 29, 2012
A look at what is happening around the region this week.
Two-Alarm Fire Causes Extensive Damage to Stoughton Home on Christmas Eve A two-alarm fire caused extensive damage to a home on Kenmore Road in Stoughton on Christmas Eve, according to Stoughton Fire Department officials, but there were no reported injuries to any of the home's occupants or to the first responders who were on scene. A fire on the first floor of the single-story wood-framed structure extended to the attic space shortly after 9 p.m. on Dec. 24. Click here to read more. *** Walpole Man Arrested After Causing Accident in Easton A Walpole man was arrested for drunk driving last Sunday after allegedly driving recklessly down one of Easton's busiest roads. According to Easton Police, Keith Eisele, 30, of Walpole, was driving …
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
The incident was reported in Barrington.
A 31-year-old Attleboro man faces a drunk-driving charge after he allegedly drove through the front lawns of two Barrington, R.I. homes late Monday. Kurt E. Risotti was stopped on Wampanoag Trail in Barrington at around 11 p.m. He compounded his troubles by giving a fake name and birth date, which led to a second charge of obstructing a police officer in the performance of his duties, said Barrington Police Chief John LaCross. Risotti failed several field sobriety tests, according to police. Two Breathalyzer tests taken at the police station showed blood-alcohol levels of .098 and .095—both above the .08 legal ceiling, LaCross said. Risotti was held overnight at the police station and taken to 6th District Court Tuesday morning for a …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
A federal grant-funded enforcement program will take place during the holiday season.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
The following is an edited press release from the Attleboro Police Department about its holiday season program to crack down on drunk driving: The Attleboro Police Department will join law enforcement agencies statewide in support of an intensive crackdown on impaired driving from Dec. 14 through Jan. 1 as part of the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over mobilization. The program is funded by a federal grant administered through the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security's Highway Safety Division. Impaired driving is one of the nation's most often committed and deadliest crimes. On average, there is one alcohol impaired driving-related fatality every 51 minutes across the country. The number of drivers operating under the …
Friday, September 21, 2012
The driver of the other vehicle is facing vehicular homicide and drunk driving charges.
Kaisha Guerrini, 24, of North Attleborough was killed in the two-vehicle, head-on crash Thursday night on North Main Street between Wamsutta Road and Keith Drive. She was a mother of a 3-year-old boy as well as a college student and sergeant in the National Guard, according to NECN.com. "I've lost a beautiful person who cared a lot for other people and gave a lot to everybody," the victim's father James Guerrini told WCVB-TV in Boston on Friday. Kaisha's cousin Kerrie Angell told the station, "Her smile was so vibrant. She was the one everyone loved. She was always the funny one." The driver of the other vehicle, 32-year-old Jason Kwolek of Pawtucket, was arrested in Rhode Island on suspicion of motor vehicle homicide while under the …
Thursday, August 16, 2012
The city's police department joins 128 other law enforcement agencies in Massachusetts participating in the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over program.
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Thursday, August 16, 2012
The following is an edited release from the Attleboro Police Department: The Attleboro Police Department is joining 128 other Massachusetts law enforcement agencies in support of an intensive crackdown on impaired driving through Sept. 3 as part of the national "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" mobilization, funded by a federal grant administered through the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security's Highway Safety Division. Impaired driving is one of the most-often-committed and deadliest crimes in the United States. In 2010, 115 people died in impaired driving related crashes in Massachusetts. Moreover, there were an additional 2,750 impaired driving related personal injury and property damage crashes and almost 14,635 impaired …
Jerry Chase
10:21 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013
I also hope very much that he recovers completely . . and soon. Pleading "not guilty" is part of the typical legal proceedings in court, which is the right of an accused despite whatever level of evidence. It has little if any bearing on the truth of what actually transpired, which hopefully the court with jurisdiction determines correctly. more ›