PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A man is in custody after a drug investigation led to a pursuit and a pedestrian being struck in Providence on Friday.
Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez said the community response team was called to Regent Avenue around noon for a narcotics complaint when the driver sped away from the scene.
During the pursuit, the suspect hit a pedestrian pushing a shopping cart in the area of Valley Street, then kept driving, according to Perez…