Rhode Island State Police headquarters in Scituate
A wrong-way driver caused a 2-vehicle crash on Interstate 295 in Lincoln, Rhode Island, early Tuesday morning.
State police said they responded to a report of a crash on I-295 north in Lincoln around 4:45 a.m. Their investigation determined that a vehicle traveling south in the northbound lanes collided with another vehicle in the area of the weigh station on I-295.
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The drivers of both vehicles were taken to an area hospital complaining of pain. No information on the extent of their injuries was released by police.
The wrong-way driver, identified by police as Raul Hernandez, of Pawtucket, was charged with reckless driving, driving under the influence of liquor or drugs and operating on a suspended license, police said. He is being treated at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence and will be arraigned in district court once he is released.
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