WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - A judge has found a former Rhode Island state senator guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol.
The Providence Journal reports (https://bit.ly/1OVjsKm) Judge Elaine Bucci also sentenced Stephen Alves on Monday to a year of probation and 90-day loss of his driving license followed by a year of using a breath alcohol ignition interlock device.
Alves was charged after his Mercedes Benz ran into the back of a tractor trailer on Route 146 on Jan. 15.
His attorney, former House Speaker William Murphy, argued the state didn’t prove its case. The judge said she was persuaded by witnesses who said Alves was unsteady and smelled of alcohol, and a videotaped conversation he had with police.
Murphy said he’ll consider an appeal. Alves also faces a charge of refusing to take a chemical breath test.
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Information from: The Providence Journal, https://www.providencejournal.com
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