Warwick police identify driver who crashed into picnic table at Tommy’s Clam Shack, killing woman and injuring man

WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) — Warwick police on Monday identified the driver who they said crashed into a picnic table outside a clam shack last week, killing a woman and injured a man.

The crash happened on Friday at Tommy’s Clam Shack on Warwick Avenue.

Police said Jacqueline Rougier, 83, “inadvertently” accelerated while driving through the parking lot.

She then hit 66-year-old Susan Hjerpe and her husband, Carl Hjerpe. Saturday, police said Susan died at Rhode Island Hospital. Her husband, at last check, was stable.

Rougier, who’s from Warwick, wasn’t injured in the crash.

No further information was immediately released.