PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Robert McManus, Roman Catholic bishop of Worcester, Mass., and a former auxiliary bishop of the Providence Diocese, has been charged with drunken driving and leaving the scene of an accident in Narragansett.
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Capt. Sean P. Corrigan of the Narragansett police said Monday the charges resulted from an incident Saturday in which McManus's vehicle collided with another as McManus was returning to a house he owns in Bonnet Shores.
Corrigan declined to say whether anyone was hurt or to identify the other driver, or release other details. He said McManus also was charged with refusing a chemical breath test for alcohol. McManus was released pending arraignment Tuesday.
McManus issued a statement saying he had consumed alcohol at dinner and asking forgiveness.
McManus, 61, is a Providence native and served as auxiliary bishop in Providence for five years. He's led the Worcester Diocese since 2004.
-- An earlier version of this report was posted at 11:51 a.m. and updated at 12:11 p.m.