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State of Rhode Island, Attorney General Peter F. Neronha ,

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Connecticut Man Pleads to DUI Charges in Crash That Caused Death of 40-Year-Old Motorist

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that James Beattie (age 41), of Connecticut, pleaded nolo contendere before Providence County Superior Court Justice Joseph A. Montalbano to charges of driving under the influence, death and personal injury resulting, and driving to endanger, death and personal injury resulting, stemming from a 2017 automobile crash which claimed the life of a 40-year-old man and injured two others. ...

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South Kingstown Woman Pleads to DUI Charges in Crash That Caused Death of 75-Year-Old Pedestrian

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that Leslie Morales (age 30), of South Kingstown, pleaded nolo contendere before Washington County Superior Court Justice Melanie Wilk Thunberg to charges of driving under the influence, death resulting and reckless driving, death resulting, stemming from a 2017 automobile crash which claimed the life of a 75-year-old woman. ...

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SETTLEMENTS NEGOTIATED BETWEEN STATE AGs, INCLUDING RHODE ISLAND, AND FIAT CHRYSLER AND AUTO SUPPLIER ROBERT BOSCH FOR ALLEGEDLY UNDERMINING AUTO EMISSIONS REGULATIONS AND HARMING CONSUMERS BY ADDING UNLAWFUL "DEFEAT DEVICES" TO DIESEL VEHICLES

Fiat Chrysler Required to Fix Vehicles, Provide Restitution and Address Environmental Harms; State Attorneys General Obtain $72.5 Million in Nationwide Civil Penalties from Fiat Chrysler and Another $98.7 Million from Bosch for its Role in Supplying and Programming the Software Used by Fiat Chrysler and Earlier Violator Volkswagen ...

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