Former Congressional candidate arrested for DUI

MIDDLETOWN, R.I. (AP) - Former Congressional candidate Dave Rogers was arrested in Middletown on a drunken driving charge. The Republican Rogers is a former aide to Governor Don Carcieri and made unsuccessful bids in 2002 and 2004 for the Congressional seat held by Democratic Rep. Patrick Kennedy. The Providence Journal reports that the 42-year-old Rogers was stopped early Friday morning in Middletown for allegedly speeding. Police said Rogers told them he'd been drinking beer. They said he failed a field sobriety test and refused to take a chemical read more

Submission | March 15, 2008

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