Councilwoman arrested for DUI

LINCOLN, R.I. (WPRI) - Police arrested a Central Falls Councilwoman and charged her with DUI after an officer saw her driving a dark sedan erratically on Great Road in Lincoln.

Eunice Dejesus Delahoz, 43, was stopped shortly after 11 p.m. June 26. Police said Delahoz had been swerving all over the road and at one point observed her nearly hitting another vehicle travelling in the opposite direction on Great Road near an intersection at River Road.

Police said Delahoz told them she had three glasses of wine and was coming from a reunion. Police also said her teenage son was asleep in the back seat of the car she was driving.

When asked for her license, police said Delahoz told them she did not have it. Police said she also told them the car she was driving did not belong to her.

According to a police report, Delahoz refused a chemical test. The report also said a license check showed Delahoz had her license suspended for failing to appear in court on November 14, 2008.

Police said they reported the incident to the Department of Children, Youth and Families. This is the first time Delahoz has been charged with DUI.