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A man is accused of driving off after hitting and killing a woman early Sunday morning in Cranston, Rhode Island.
Police and fire crews in Cranston responded around 4:15 a.m. to the 500 block of Scituate Avenue, where a pedestrian had been hit. An Amazon employee called 911 after finding her.
The woman, who had been thrown about 42 feet in the crash, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators are still working to confirm the victim’s identity and notify her family.
About an hour after police were called, a Cranston resident went to the scene to report that 30-year-old Richard D’Amico, also of Cranston, had told him he believed he hit a deer or an object on Scituate Avenue.
Police found the Toyota Tacoma D’Amico was driving at his home and found that the damage to the truck was consistent with the crash.
After conducting interviews and reviewing license plate reader data and other evidence, authorities determined that the Tacoma was involved in the fatal crash, and that D’Amico did not report the crash to police.
After an arrest warrant was issued, D’Amico turned himself in around 7 p.m. Sunday, police said. He is charged with duty to stop in an accident resulting in death.
D’Amico was arraigned and released on a $5,000 surety bail, police said. He is due back in court April 1. It was not immediately clear if he had an attorney.
The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call 401-942-2211. Anonymous tips can be submitted by texting “CRANSTONPD” to 847411.
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