Greater City Providence

WPRI: 3-year-old struck by motorcycle, hospitalized

walkinpvd-iconA young girl is in critical condition after she was struck by a motorcycle in a hit-and-run crash in Providence.

The 3-year-old was hit at about 8:15 p.m. Wednesday on Gladstone Street. According to police, a motorcyclist hit the girl at a high rate of speed then took off.


Regardless of the headline, there was actually a person driving the motorcycle, the motorcycle did not rouse itself and run down the child.

Jef Nickerson

Jef is Greater City Providence's co-founder, editor, and publisher. He grew up on Cape Cod and lived in Boston; Portland, Maine; and New York before settling in Providence. In addition to urbanism, Jef is interested in art, design, and ice cream. Please feel free to contact Jef if you have any question or comments about Greater City Providence.

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