Police on Friday identified an elderly woman who was struck and killed by a vehicle in Providence.
Riceles Peralta, 81, died at Rhode Island Hospital Thursday night, according to police.
Police said Peralta was hit while crossing Plainfield Street in the area of Pocasset Avenue just before 5 p.m. Thursday.
There has been an alarming number of crashes involving pedestrians in the last few weeks; including in Providence, Dartmouth, Taunton, and West Greenwich.
Police in Warwick are investigating a serious pedestrian crash.
A man who was hit by a car in Warwick earlier this month has died as a result of his injuries. City police said Thursday that Sean P. Eagan died at Rhode Island Hospital on Nov. 13. Eagan, 47, was crossing Warwick...
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Jef Nickerson
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