The woman, whom the police did not name, was walking in a designated crosswalk area around 9:50 p.m., when a driver traveling east on Front Street struck her with the car and then continued driving.
Police are seeking information and have a vehicle description, visit the ProJo link for details.
[box style=”alert”]Update: WPRI reports a suspect has been arrested in this case.[/alert]
“I’m not surprised. It was just a matter of time – somebody would get hit,” said Jay Bombardier, who has lived in the neighborhood for more than a decade. “Cars just zip through this street.”
A 74-year-old grandmother was killed by a hit-and-run driver Sunday evening while she was crossing the street with her 31-year-old granddaughter, on Broadway near the intersection with Marshall Street, the police said.
A little after 8 p.m., the girls, ages 14 and 17, were getting off a RIPTA bus in the area of Westminster and Knight streets, the police said. They ran across the street without looking and were hit by the car...
Jef Nickerson
Greater City Providence
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