Pawtucket woman charged with DUI after wrong-way crash on Route 146
A 20-year-old Pawtucket woman was arrested and charged after a wrong-way crash that injured one person on Route 146 in Providence on Thursday night, according to the Rhode Island State Police.
The crash involved three vehicles and happened shortly before 11 p.m. on the southbound side of Route 146 just north of the Admiral Street off-ramp, according to the state police.
Investigating troopers determined that Dulcelena Tavares was driving a silver Nissan north in the southbound lanes when her car sideswiped a vehicle in the high-speed lane before hitting a second vehicle in the low-speed lane, the state police said in a news release.
A passenger was taken to Rhode Island Hospital with minor injuries, according to the state police.
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All three vehicles were badly damaged.
Tavares was charged with driving under the influence, blood-alcohol content higher than .15; and driving to endanger resulting in physical injury. She was also issued several traffic violations, the police said.
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This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Pawtucket woman charged after wrong-way crash in Providence
