NARRAGANSETT — Chief Sean Corrigan reports that the Narragansett Police Department, in partnership with Mothers Against Drunk Driving – Rhode Island, will conduct two honor patrols in search of impaired drivers this holiday season.
Honor Patrols honor victims of impaired driving crashes as they seek to raise awareness of the cost of impaired driving and the impact it has on families.
As part of the honor patrol campaign, MADD-RI provided Narraganset Police with information about victims of impaired driving. Narraganset Police will now send out a DUI enforcement patrol dedicated to the victims that MADD-RI provided information about.
The victim’s families have been notified that the patrols are being conducted in honor of their loved ones.
On Saturday, Dec. 30, Patrolman Brandon Gagnon will patrol for impaired drivers in honor of Frank Perry Jr., who was killed in an impaired driving crash on Oct. 8, 2018, as he was heading home from the annual Columbus Day Weekend Festival on Federal Hill in Providence. Perry left behind two sons, ages 2 and 8 when he died.
On Sunday, Dec. 31, Sgt.Lauren Kearns will patrol for impaired drivers in honor of Brigid Kelly, who died on Dec. 1, 2001, on Route 1 in North Kingstown. Kelly was killed when the impaired driver of a stolen minivan struck another vehicle and then went head-on into a vehicle driven by Kelly. She was a student at Salve Regina University at the time.
“Honor patrols seek to raise public awareness of the cost of impaired driving, while simultaneously taking impaired drivers off the road,” said Chief Corrigan. “As always, I want to ask anyone who is impaired to give up their keys and let someone else drive this holiday season. It’s a decision that can and will save lives, and a decision that could spare drivers from the high cost of a DUI conviction.”
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