A North Providence High School teacher is recovering after being hit by a car outside the school’s prom venue Friday night.

A North Providence High School teacher is recovering after being hit by a car outside the school’s prom venue Friday night.
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Rhode Island State Police are on the lookout for a driver who struck a man in West Greenwich Tuesday night and fled the scene. – WPRI The ProJo story on the same incident talks about a car this and a car that, but...
A late-night accident sent one person to the hospital after they were hit by a car on Waterman Avenue in East Providence.
A security officer at Naval Station Newport has died on base after being struck by a government car driven by another Navy employee.
DOYWatch is investigating the idea of legislation automatically checking for texting while driving when someone is injured or killed by a motorist with enhanced penalties if that is the case. Possibly the motorist just didn’t slow down in response to dark/rainly condtions, so it is “just an accident” with no penalties. In general, unless drunk, there are few penalties if bad driving injures someone.