Female Pedestrian Struck Twice Crossing Road in Providence Thanksgiving Eve
Friday, November 26, 2021
A woman was reportedly hit -- twice -- by vehicles while crossing a road on on Wednesday night in Providence.
About Incident
According to police, pedestrian -- later identified as female Cranston resident -- was attempting to cross Douglas Avene at Coggleshell Street shortly after 9 PM on Thanksgiving eve when she was struck by car.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTPolice say the vehicle slowed after impact, before turning onto a side street and fleeing the scene.
Then, police said that as the woman was in the road, she was then struck by a second vehicle.
That driver remained on scene and cooperated with the investigation.
The woman was transported to Rhode Island Hospital and was listed in critical condition.
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