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August 7, 2006

Update: Providence police seek 2 cars in fatal hit-and-run

PROVIDENCE – The police are searching for suspects in connection with the hit-and-run death of a pedestrian early this morning on the Union Avenue exit ramp of Route 10 south.

The police believe the man, whose identity is being withheld pending notification of his family, was struck by two separate vehicles, according to a press release just issued by Police Chief Dean M. Esserman.

Specifically, the police are searching for two cars they believe may have been involved in the accident. They are asking anyone with information about the accident to contact the department’s Hit and Run Squad at (401) 243-6409.

They have identified the vehicles 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. The investigators are not releasing the plate number of the second vehicle, according to the news release, until they can ascertain ownership of the vehicle.

Fire and police crews were called to the scene around 12:55 a.m. with the report of a pedestrian struck on the off ramp, according to James Taylor, the Fire Department’s chief of communications.

Posted by Kate Bramson  at 1:36 PM | Permalink

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