A 33-year-old Massachusetts woman died in a crash on Route 95 in Pawtucket on Wednesday, according to the Rhode Island State Police.
Kristen M. Ehly, of Acushnet, is among at least five people who have died in crashes on Rhode Island roads in the past week.
Ehly was driving on the northbound side of the highway when her vehicle struck a guardrail and a utility pole, the state police said in a news release. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash happened around 5:30 p.m. near Londsdale Avenue.
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The crash is still under investigation, according to the state police.
A week ago, early on the morning of July 7, two teenagers died in a single-car crash on a rural road in Foster. On Tuesday, a 32-year-old Westerly man died in a crash on Weekapaug Road in Westerly. Early Thursday morning, a North Kingstown man died when the motorcycle he was operating collided with a tractor-trailer in Warwick.
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