Arrest made in deadly Newport hit & run accident
By Jennifer Petracca
According to the Newport Police Department, a woman was arrested this morning after hitting and killing a pedestrian and leaving the scene.
It happened around 9:30 PM when police say the victim, an unidentified male, stumbled into the street near the 138 overpass in
Gosdoski then left the scene before turning herself in to Newport Police around 4 AM this morning where she was arrested.
She is being charged with leaving the scene of an accident, resulting in death, and will be arraigned today by a Justice of the Peace.
Police have not yet been able to identify the victim.
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