I-95 Wrong-Way Driver Arrested For DUI After Head-On Crash
Friday, March 29, 2024
An arrest was made in the accident that shut down I-95 on Thursday night.
At approximately 10:00 PM, members of the State Police responded to E911 calls for a wrong-way driver traveling south in the northbound lanes of Route 95 in the City of Pawtucket.
The vehicle was reported as a white SUV. As Troopers responded to the area, they located a three-car accident at the Barbara Leonard Way overpass in the City of Providence. One of the vehicles was the white SUV.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTUpon investigation, Troopers determined that the white SUV was traveling south in the high-speed lane of Route 95 North when just south of Branch Avenue, the white SUV struck a vehicle head-on, continued, and then struck a second vehicle.
Providence Fire and Rescue transported the operator of the white SUV, identified as Matthew E. Fisher, age 39, of 22 Frenier Ave, Attleboro, Massachusetts, and the operator and passenger of the vehicle that was hit head-on to Rhode Island Hospital.
Fisher has been charged with 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Liquor – Serious Injury (Blood Results Pending), 2.) Reckless Driving, 3.) Driving to Endanger – Resulting in Serious Injury. Fisher was held at Rhode Island Hospital and summoned to appear at 6th District Court on April 11, 2024.
Related Articles
- State Police Lt. Col. Philbin Was “Giglioed” Over Role in John Cicilline’s Case
- RI State Police Investigate Fatal Crash, 56-Year-Old Man Died in Incident
- AG Neronha Refuses to Release CT State Police Investigation Into Previous Philbin Incident
- RI State Police Announce K-9 “Chuck” Has Died
- “We Could Not Get Any Info at All” Says Family of Man Who Died, Linked to State Police Major’s Claim
- EXCLUSIVE: Former RI State Police Major Says Lt. Colonel Told Him “He Thought He Killed” a Man
- Former State Police Col. Claims Smithfield Councilor “Stalked and Bullied” His Wife
- RI State Police Announce Arrest in Monday’s Murder
- Finance Director at Providence School for At-Risk Kids Embezzled $3 Million, Allege State Police
- RI State Police Arrest Two Men and Seize Three Handguns
- RI State Police Investigate Fatal Crash On Route 6, Man Killed and Woman in Critical Condition
- Two Months After Sheriff Shot Himself at State Police Range, GoLocal Secures Report
- RI State Police Face New Federal Lawsuit
- RI State Police Use Drone to Find Fugitive From Georgia in Cranston Pond
- RI State Police Arrest Owners of Supermarket for Embezzlement and Fraud
- State Police Arrest Woman for DUI With Children in Car Following Crash
- State Police Arrest Construction Company Co-Owner for Fraudulent Activities
- Vietnam War Veteran and Retired RI State Police Lt. Richard Harry Hurst Dies at 77
- RI State Police Arrest Disbarred Attorney Christopher Bijesse for Unlawful Appropriation
- 15 Ghost Guns Seized by RI State Police; North Smithfield Man Arrested
- MA State Police: Father Fleeing Crash Drops Toddler, Child Dies in Brook
- Man in Camouflage With Long Rifle Reported in Providence - State Police Called in for Manhunt
- Rhode Island State Police Wants to Win for “Best Looking Cruiser”
- Driver Arrested for DUI - Crashed into 2 RI State Police Vehicles, Troopers Treated for Injuries
