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July 2, 2007

State trooper's condition upgraded to fair

PROVIDENCE – The condition of the state trooper who was critically injured after he approached a motorist while off duty in downtown Providence has been upgraded.

Trooper Brendan R. Doyle has been upgraded to fair condition from serious condition at Rhode Island Hospital, spokeswoman Nancy Cawley said early this afternoon.

Doyle was initially in critical condition after he was allegedly punched so hard that he fell backward, struck his head on the pavement and suffered severe head injuries that almost cost him his life. He had attempted to stop a man whom he allegedly saw driving recklessly in downtown Providence.

The man accused of punching him, James D. Proulx, of Smithfield, was sentenced today in Sixth District Court, Providence, to serve five months at the Adult Correctional Institutions on a separate misdemeanor charge.

-- projo.com staff writer Kate Bramson

Posted by Kate Bramson  at 12:43 PM | Permalink

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