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WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police referred to as to Seasons Nook Market, 2128 Elmwood Ave. March 3 at 8:22 p.m. for a reported hit & run discovered the suspect pacing on foot on Submit Street about an hour later, the Lexus he was driving nowhere in sight.
Based on the report of Officer Jake Reddy, the driving force of the blue Toyota Highlander struck, stated she had pulled into the fuel station in entrance of the pumps to fill her SUV. As she obtained out of the SUV, man driving a black sedan, later recognized as a 2004 Lexus, backed out of a parking area and into her automobile, inflicting minor injury to the entrance bumper, in line with the report. The 2 made eye contact, the lady stated, and the person started driving away. The lady yelled on the man to cease, and that she was writing down his plate quantity, however he continued, leaving the realm with out stopping.
The driving force of the SUV stated the automobile had pre-existing injury to the driving force’s aspect entrance quarter, and new injury to the again bumper from backing into her Highlander. Officers searched the realm for the Lexus, however didn’t find it, in line with the report. Police referred to as the registered proprietor of the Lexus, however weren’t capable of instantly contact them.
At about 9:48 p.m., Warwick Police obtained a name a couple of man, David ODonnell, 35, of 112 Harrington Ave., Warwick, pacing and screaming on the sidewalk at 761 Submit Street, and met up with the person, discovering him “closely intoxicated” in line with the report. He denied having pushed a automobile earlier that day.
As different officers have been talking with ODonnell, Reddy referred to as and reached the automobile proprietor, who stated that they had let ODonnell borrow the automobile. She stated she’d obtained a name from him telling her he was within the Submit Street Walmart, and met him there with a buddy at about 10:40 p.m., discovering him alone within the automobile within the driver’s seat, with contemporary injury to the entrance bumper and in addition injury to the again bumper.
The proprietor and buddy requested ODonnel to get out of the automobile, then obtained in and drove away, leaving him on the Walmart.
Police arrested ODonnell, charging him with Failure to Cease for Accident Leading to Injury to Car.
