Elderly woman struck, killed by unlicensed plow driver in Rhode Island

An elderly woman died Tuesday after she was struck in an apartment complex parking lot by a snow plow driven by an unlicensed driver, The Providence Journal reports.

According to the newspaper, Maria Vega-Rivera was struck just after 1 p.m. in the lot at the Maple Gardens apartments in North Providence. She sustained serious injuries and later died at Rhode Island Hospital, police told the newspaper.

North Providence Police Chief Alfredo Ruggiero Jr. told the Journal the driver of the snow plow had a suspended license and the vehicle wasn’t registered. 

The investigation into the crash is ongoing. 

Dialynn Dwyer

Dialynn Dwyer is a reporter and editor at Boston.com, covering breaking and local news across Boston and New England.

 

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