“The investigation, to this point, indicates this is simply an unfortunate accident,” police said
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- A 5-year-old child was seriously injured after being hit by an off-duty state trooper in Rhode Island on Oct. 2
- The driver was unaware he had struck the child, and is not facing any charges
- The off-duty trooper showed “no indication” that he “knew he struck a child or that he knowingly left the scene,” authorities said
A 5-year-old child was seriously injured after being struck by an off-duty Rhode Island State Police trooper.
The driver later returned and is not being charged following what authorities described as an “unfortunate accident.”
On Thursday, Oct. 2, around 3 p.m. local time, officials responded to the accident on Boylston Street in Warwick, Patch, CBS affiliate WPRI and NBC affiliate WBTS reported…