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April 7, 2006

Providence man dies in Johnston crash

JOHNSTON -- The police have identified a 65-year-old Providence man who died yesterday after losing control of his car, striking the rear of a trailer and veering into woods off Shun Pike.

A police officer found Teodocio Marino, of 20 Greenwood St., about 10 feet away from the damaged Mazda sedan, lying on the ground in a fetal position, said Deputy Chief Gary Maddocks.

Marino was taken to the Rhode Island Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Maddocks said.

The police are waiting for the state Medical Examiner to determine the cause of the man’s death, he said.

A patrolman who went to the scene yesterday at 5:41 a.m., Officer Jeffrey Cicchitelli, reported “moderate to heavy damage” to the front end of the Mazda, said Maddocks.

Maddocks identified 33-year-old Kermit Guilliams as the driver of a truck that was towing a trailer on the road ahead of Marino before the crash.

Guilliams told the police he heard a bang to the rear of his trailer and saw Marino’s vehicle leave the road and enter a wooded area. An investigation of the incident continues.

-- Journal staff writer Mark Reynolds

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