BRISTOL, R.I. -- Three Roger Williams University students in a car crashed outside the university president's house just after 11 p.m. Thursday, Deputy Police Chief Steven Contente confirmed Friday.
The car was heavily damaged. but all three men refused treatment and transport, Contente said.
The car, going south on Route 136, took the merge right onto Route 114 but veered left of the ramp, Contente said. The driver's side struck a tree and a sign and then sideswiped a second tree. It then spun to the right shoulder in front of the university president's house and stopped at a right angle to the road, facing the campus.
The driver, Brendan Reilly, 19, of Franklin, Mass., passed a field sobriety test, Contente said. Reilly faces motor vehicle violations and a charge of transporting alcohol by a minor.
The police found a bottle of beer in the backpack of John Corcoran, 19, of Darien, Conn., and charged him with possession of alcohol by a minor, Contente said.