WARWICK, RI -- A 23-year-old Warwick man involved in a domestic dispute led police on a high-speed chase Saturday night, crashing into four cars and sending several adults and an infant to area hospitals.
The police did not identify any of the victims. The infant had "very minor injuries," the police said. It was unclear from the police report how badly the adults were injured, though one of the cars rolled over.
The police said they suspected the driver who caused the accidents, Anthony Diaz, of Warwick, was intoxicated.
He was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, reckless driving, eluding a police officer, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, domestic assault, violation of a no-contact order, resisting arrest, simple assault on a police officer and a variety of other motor vehicle violations.
He was apprehended after crashing into a retaining wall near the intersection of Airport and Post roads. The police said that after he hit the four other cars and crashed his own. Then he tried to flee on foot.