Greater City Providence
Amy Almanzar, 33, of Warwick, was driving on King Street and made a right turn onto Main Street just before 1 a.m., when she heard a “thumping noise,” and saw people wave at her, Fague said.
That is when she realized she had hit someone.
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Jef Nickerson
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As our population continues to age, and more elderly people are no longer able to drive, we're going to have a lot more elderly people in suburbs trying to cross the streets we engineered for cars.
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