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Man Facing DUI Charge After Woman, Teen Killed in Crash

A 13-year-old boy and a woman are dead after a single-vehicle crash in Rhode Island. 

The driver was also injured and is facing a DUI charge. 

Woonsocket police responding to the crash at about 5 p.m. Wednesday found four people in the vehicle. 

Three were transported to Landmark Medical Center where 59-year-old Marsha Crowley and the teen died from their injuries. Fifty-nine-year-old Michael Beaucase suffered minor injuries. 

A 10-year-old boy was taken to Hasbro Children's Hospital with minor injuries. All four were from Central Falls. 

Beaucase was charged with driving to endanger death resulting; driving under the influence; and driving with a suspended license. 

Arraignment is scheduled for Thursday. It could not immediately be determined if he has a lawyer. 

Police did not disclose the relationships between the victims. 

Copyright AP - Associated Press
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