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Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Crash leads to DUI Arrest

Bellows Falls Police Department 
170 Rockingham Street Bellows Falls VT  
802-463-1234 


CASE #: 20BF002097 

OFFICEROfc. Devito 

DATE/TIME:07/25/2020 2102 hours 

LOCATION (specific):  Rockingham St. Bellows Falls 

VIOLATION:DUI #1, Gross Negligent Operation 

ACCUSED:Ryan M. Rounds  

CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE:  Walpole, New Hampshire  

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:  
On 07/25/2020 at approximately 2102 hours the Bellows Falls Police Department arrested Ryan M. Rounds of Walpole, New Hampshire for Driving Under the Influence. The Bellows Falls Police Department responded to the parking lot adjacent to the American Legion on Rockingham St. in Bellows Falls for the report of a two-car motor vehicle crash. While speaking with the operator the investigating officer observed many indicators of impairment. The investigation revealed that his operation almost caused a crash in the roadway on Rockingham St. He then drove onto the sidewalk and entered this parking lot and struck a parked and unoccupied motor vehicle. The subsequent investigation lead to his arrest for Driving Under the Influence and Gross Negligent Operation. Rounds was transported to the Bellows Falls Police Department for processing and released on citation to appear in the Vermont Superior Court Windham Criminal Division at a later date and time to answer for the charges