Providence Municipal Court dismisses two traffic cases, fines one defendant $86

A morning session of the Municipal Court of Providence resolved three routine traffic matters with two dismissals and one guilty plea.

The court first addressed a red‑light charge at Prairie Avenue and Thurbers Avenue. After lighthearted questioning about physical fitness and bench‑press ability, the defendant (identified in court as Mister Bryan) pleaded guilty. The judge stated the penalty for that violation as $86.

The court next took up a speeding citation on Blackstone Boulevard, for driving one mile per hour over the posted limit. The defendant told the judge he recently moved to East Providence and works as a personal trainer while preparing for a men’s physique competition. He described his regimen as “chicken, rice and broccoli 7 times a day.” The judge said the city has discretion to count an officer’s speed as plus or minus one mile per hour, gave the defendant the benefit of the doubt and dismissed the charge.

Later, Paul Reese appeared on a red‑light charge at Eddie and Dudley. Reese told the court he had been hurrying to pick up his wife from surgery and that his family situation — four children and recent medical complications for his wife — affected his attention. “I was picking my wife up from surgery at Women and Infants,” Reese said. After hearing the explanation, the judge dismissed the citation.

The session featured informal exchanges about training and diet, but the court’s dispositions were procedural: one guilty plea with a stated penalty and two dismissals based on the judge’s review of the circumstances. No formal motions, votes, or continuances were recorded at the hearing.

The court closed each matter with the standard admonitions and offered defendants good wishes as they left the courtroom.