Crash Report: Veterans Memorial Pkwy between Lyon & S Broadway,
East Providence, RI
Report ID: 2024 July 18
NCIC#: Unknown
OFFICER ID#: Unknown
Traffic Units Involved: 2
Occupants: At least 3
Injuries/Fatalities: Yes
Vehicle Damage (If Any): Unknown but likely
Property Damage (other than vehicles): Unknown
Road Surface Condition: Unknown
Manner of Crash Impact (Single Vehicle, Angle, Left Turn, Rear-End, Head-On, Sideswipe, U-Turn, Other, Unknown): Head-on
Location of Pedestrian/Cyclist (If Any): N/A
Narrative
EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – A 38-year-old woman died last Thursday after a head-on crash along a major roadway in East Providence.
The accident happened on Veterans Memorial Parkway between Lyon Avenue and South Broadway, which is near Metacomet Golf Club.
Police say that an SUV entered the wrong side of the roadway and collided head-on with a city truck carrying at least two people.
The wrong-way driver, identified as Shanika Coulter, died at the scene of the accident.
Medics transported two people to the hospital with minor injuries.
A full investigation is underway.
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