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Issue date: 3/13/08 Section: News
Student Involved In Car Accident Leaves Hospital
The police are currently investigating a case in which a 16-year-old student was hit by a car when she crossed East Main road in Portsmouth, R.I. On Thursday, March 6, Judy L. Cookinham, 59, of 48 Sherwood Drive, was driving her 2004 Trailblazer when she reportedly hit the 16-year-old in the crosswalk.
The girl was released from Hasbro Children's Hospital the day after the accident with what her family called "bumps and bruises" in a report to The Providence Journal.
A 17-year-old girl who was accompanying the victim avoided any injury, said deputy police chief Major Paul Valente to The Providence Journal. Valente also explained that in December the crosswalk had been deemed worthy of removal by the state's Traffic Commission.
The crosswalk does not have any lights or signs to draw drivers' attention to the walkway.
Following the accident, police chief Lance E. Herbert contacted the Traffic Commission and requested that the crosswalk at Patriot's Drive crossing be immediately removed, Valente said to The Providence Journal.
In past years, Portsmouth has worked to lessen the number of crosswalks on the mile long stretch of road. Since 2005, there have been four cases of death or injury of pedestrians walking across East Main Road.
"In the March 6 accident]You had a couple young girls crossing in a crosswalk who thought it was safe to proceed and unfortunately, both the driver and the girls were put in a false position of safety," Valente said to The Providence Journal. "The driver thought it was safe to proceed and the girls thought it was safe to proceed. It's a painted crosswalk, but it's still not safe. It's still a four-lane highway with people doing 35 miles per hour or faster."
So far no charges have been pressed in the case.
Providence GPS Theft On The Rise
As Global Positioning Systems have risen in popularity, so has the frequency of their theft throughout the country- Providence has been no exception.
The police are currently investigating a case in which a 16-year-old student was hit by a car when she crossed East Main road in Portsmouth, R.I. On Thursday, March 6, Judy L. Cookinham, 59, of 48 Sherwood Drive, was driving her 2004 Trailblazer when she reportedly hit the 16-year-old in the crosswalk.
The girl was released from Hasbro Children's Hospital the day after the accident with what her family called "bumps and bruises" in a report to The Providence Journal.
A 17-year-old girl who was accompanying the victim avoided any injury, said deputy police chief Major Paul Valente to The Providence Journal. Valente also explained that in December the crosswalk had been deemed worthy of removal by the state's Traffic Commission.
The crosswalk does not have any lights or signs to draw drivers' attention to the walkway.
Following the accident, police chief Lance E. Herbert contacted the Traffic Commission and requested that the crosswalk at Patriot's Drive crossing be immediately removed, Valente said to The Providence Journal.
In past years, Portsmouth has worked to lessen the number of crosswalks on the mile long stretch of road. Since 2005, there have been four cases of death or injury of pedestrians walking across East Main Road.
"In the March 6 accident]You had a couple young girls crossing in a crosswalk who thought it was safe to proceed and unfortunately, both the driver and the girls were put in a false position of safety," Valente said to The Providence Journal. "The driver thought it was safe to proceed and the girls thought it was safe to proceed. It's a painted crosswalk, but it's still not safe. It's still a four-lane highway with people doing 35 miles per hour or faster."
So far no charges have been pressed in the case.
Providence GPS Theft On The Rise
As Global Positioning Systems have risen in popularity, so has the frequency of their theft throughout the country- Providence has been no exception.
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