PROVIDENCE — A 57-year-old Providence man was arrested on his second driving under the influence charge after a traffic stop on Hartford Avenue at Route 6.
Edgar Lopes of 25 Rye Street was taken into custody at 10:58 p.m. Thursday by Rhode Island State Police troopers from the Scituate Barracks.
Lopes was charged with driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor with a blood alcohol content of .15 or greater, second offense.
Police said his blood alcohol content measured 0.248% in the first phase of testing and 0.243% in the second phase.
Lopes was transported to State Police Headquarters where he was processed and arraigned by a Justice of the Peace.
He was released to the custody of a responsible adult.
