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Narragansett Police Department Page: 2 Arrest Report 05/07/2013 Arrest #: 13-294-AR Call #: 13-6539 # OFFENSE(S) ATTEMPTED TYPE 2 REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO A CHEMICAL TEST N Violation 31-27 2.1 OCCURRED: 05/04/2013 0100 REFER TO CITATION#: 13501500588 3 DUTY TO STOP-ACC.RESULT- DAMG.TO ATT.VEHICLE N Misdemeanor 31-26-2 31-26 2 OCCURRED: 05/04/2013 2232 # PERSON(S) PERSON TYPE SEX RACE AGE SSN PHONE 1 SMITH, JOHN L WITNESS M W 47 *********** ************ ****************************** ****************************** DOB: ********** ****************************** EMPLOYER: ****************************** · ************
Narragansett Police Department Page: 1 NARRATIVE FOR PATROL KEVIN L O'CONNOR Ref: 13-294-AR Entered: 05/05/2013 @ 0328 Entry ID: O6862 Modified: 05/05/2013 @ 0605 Modified ID: 3974 Approved: 05/05/2013 @ 0608 Approval ID: 3974 Source of Activity On 5/4/13 at 2232 hours I, Ptlm O’Connor and other members of NPD were dispatched to the area of Boston Neck Road and Bridgetown Road for the report of a motor vehicle accident where the operator did not stop after the collision. The caller John L. Smith stated the vehicle that struck his continued driving into Bonnet Shores driving erratically. While en route to the area the caller stated the vehicle pulled into the driveway of 215 Col John Gardner Road. Officer’s Observations Ptlm Storm and I arrived on scene. While Ptlm Storme spoke with Smith I spoke with the operator of the suspect vehicle, Robert McManus. I observed McManus’s vehicle (MA/PC 939 2012 Honda Accord) sustained fresh front driver side damage. McManus was standing out of his vehicle when I arrived on scene. I observed McManus to be unsteady on his feet, he was swaying in a semicircular motion. I asked McManus if he was ok, to which McManus stated, “Yes”. I asked McManus what had taken place, McManus started speaking and slurring his words to the point it was difficult to understand. McManus explained that he may have hit a vehicle but he didn’t realize he did. I asked McManus for his driver’s license. McManus pulled out his wallet, opened his wallet which I had illuminated with my flashlight. I observed the Massachusetts license was in a clear plastic holder easily visible from 4-5 feet away. McManus’s body began to sway even more while he was looking down for his license. He continually missed his license in his wallet, his movements were slow and deliberate. McManus was able to retrieve his license after approximately 15-20 seconds and I asked him three times. While speaking with McManus I could detect a moderate odor of alcohol emanating from his mouth as he spoke. McManus’s face was red and his eyes were severely bloodshot. I asked McManus if he was on any medication or feeling ill and he stated he was not. I asked McManus if he had any alcohol tonight, McManus stated “I had a glass of wine with dinner”. A check of McManus showed he was negative for warrants with an active MADL. I had McManus step out of the driveway and walk to an area on the roadway that was flat, dry, free of debris and well illuminated by an overhead street light. I asked McManus if he would submit to a series of Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, to which he stated “Yes”. Before starting the tests all cruiser’s overhead emergency lights were deactivated. SFST’s The first test I administered was the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN). I asked McManus if there was anything wrong with his eyes that would prevent him from following my finger with his eyes, he stated, “No”. I advised McManus to stand with his feet together, hands by his side and keep his head still while he follows my finger with his eyes only, which I placed 12-15 inches from his face and slightly above eye level. I asked McManus if he understood and he stated, “Yes”. During the test I observed lack of smooth pursuit and equal tracking, distinct and sustained nystagmus at maximum deviation and onset of nystagmus prior to 45 degrees, all in both eyes. I had to remind McManus numerous times to keep his head still and to continue to follow my finger with his eyes. McManus was still swaying and I could detect the odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from his mouth. The second test I administered was the Walk and Turn Test. I asked McManus if there was anything wrong with his feet, legs, knees and/or back that would prevent him from walking in a straight line and turning, McManus stated, “No”. I then had McManus place his left foot on an imaginary line and put his right foot in front of it in a heal to toe fashion with his hands by his side which I demonstrated. I advised he is to hold that position until told otherwise, McManus stated he understood. McManus was unable to stay in the instructional stance. McManus lost his balance,
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