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August 8, 2006

Police: Hit-run victim was Providence man, 33

PROVIDENCE -- The police have identified the victim of the fatal hit-and-run yesterday on the Union Avenue exit ramp of Route 10 south.

Jose Ruiz, 33, of Providence, was struck by two separate vehicles and killed as he was walking in the area, authorities said today. The drivers fled the scene before rescue crews arrived.

The police are still searching for the vehicles involved, identified as a Honda, color and model unknown, with a missing driver’s side mirror, and a silver Mercedes Benz Coupe SL, possibly a 2003 model, bearing a temporary Rhode Island registration.

Anyone with information about the accident is asked to call the police's Hit and Run Squad at (401) 243-6409.

-- projo.com staff writer Steve Peoples

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 3:36 PM | Permalink

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