Mayor Jorge O. Elorza today announced Providence Slow Streets, a new effort to make it safer for residents to walk, run and ride bicycles while maintaining social distancing. Starting May 2, the City of Providence will...
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Jef NickersonStreetsBlog USA: More Cities Are Taking Responsibility for Clearing Sidewalks of Snow
It’s that time of year, where you see people walking in the street because the sidewalks are full of snow, or you have to brave death and do it yourself.
Greater City ProvidenceWJAR: Pedestrian with two toddlers in stroller hit in Providence
The 31-year-old victim was in a crosswalk on Smith Street and Canal Street when he was struck said Providence Police. Inside the stroller was as 6-month old and a two-year-old.
WPRI: Police: Man killed after being hit by car in Warwick
WPRI reports that an 80-year-old man was struck and killed crossing Warwick Avenue in Warwick.
WPRI: Police: Man arrested after running over young girl in Warwick
WPRI reports: "According to Maj. Rick Rathbun, Anthony Sudduth was trying to take a left hand turn onto Greenwich Avenue from King Street when he lost control of his vehicle."
WPRI: Pedestrian injured after being struck in Providence
WPRI reports: One person was taken to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle early Monday morning. The crash occurred just after midnight near the intersection of Dean Street and Broadway.
Recent traffic violence
There has been an alarming number of crashes involving pedestrians in the last few weeks; including in Providence, Dartmouth, Taunton, and West Greenwich.
WPRI: Police searching for Acura sedan in Warwick hit-and-run
Police continue to investigate a hit-and-run in Warwick that landed a man in the hospital Wednesday night. According to city police, the pedestrian was crossing Post Road near the Walmart just before 9 p.m. when he was...
WPRI: Family of pedestrians struck by hit-and-run driver in Pawtucket
Rescue crews were called to the 400 block of Weeden Street to find two adults, both 33, and two children, aged 4 and 3, who had been struck by a vehicle traveling eastbound, according to Det. Sgt. Timothy Graham. The...
WPRI: Pedestrian killed, another survives, after being hit by Jeep in West Greenwich
Police are investigating a pedestrian crash that left one man dead and another hurt. Police said it happened last Tuesday as the men tried to cross Victory Highway (Route 102) about 4:40 p.m. Officers said the weather...
WPRI: North Smithfield woman struck, killed by car
Police have charged the driver they say struck and killed a pedestrian in North Smithfield Sunday night. The victim – identified Monday as Cheryl A. Willard, 50, of North Smithfield – was attempting to cross Dowling...
WPRI: Police make arrest in connection with deadly hit-and-run
Police have arrested a man in connection with a fatal hit-and-run Monday night on Newport Avenue. The suspect is Paul Newman, 53, of Jacksonville, Florida. He is being charged with leaving the scene of an accident...
WJAR: Woman struck, killed by garbage truck
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a garbage truck in Providence Wednesday afternoon. Police told NBC 10 News a 51-year-old woman was hit at the intersection of Hartford Avenue and Whelan Road around 1 p.m. She was...
WPRI: Pedestrian killed by alleged drunk driver in South Kingstown
Mary F. Kemp was on her nightly walk around her South Kingstown neighborhood Monday night when police say a drunk driver veered off the road, hitting and killing her. Leslie Morales, 29, is facing charges of DUI death...
WPRI: Man charged after hit-and-run leaves pedestrian seriously hurt
Police say a man has been charged after he allegedly hit a pedestrian with his car near the intersection of Pulaski and Manchester Streets in West Warwick early Saturday morning. Police say the victim, a West Warwick...
WPRI: Police investigating after Taunton man is hit by truck
Police in Taunton are investigating a crash that sent a city man to the hospital with serious injuries. Lt. Paul Roderick said in a news release that the victim, 49-year-old Nicholas Fabiano, was struck by a truck in...
WPRI: Suspect pleads not guilty in Pawtucket crash that injured boy
The suspect in a Pawtucket crash pleaded not guilty after police say her car struck a boy and crashed into a Newport Avenue building on June 13. Olayemi Mayowa, 61, pleaded not guilty to reckless driving and other...
ProJo: Johnston woman, 63, killed in hit-and-run
A 63-year-old woman died after she was struck in a hit-and-run by a black sedan at about 8:45 p.m. Monday.
