Driver arrested for DUI: Pedestrian killed

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I (WLNE) – A pedestrian was struck and killed by a driver overnight in South Kingstown on Friday.

Emergency Medical Services and The South Kingstown Union Fire District responded to 675 Middlebridge Road after a man was struck by a vehicle at 7:34 p.m.

The victim, 54-year-old South Kingstown resident, Alan Albergaria, was pronounced dead at South County Hospital a short time after being struck.

30-year-old Cara Kenyon, who was driving the vehicle that struck Albergaria was taken into custody on the scene and was charged with Driving Under the Influence-Death Resulting, Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test, and Obstruction.

Kenyon was arraigned at the police department and she was released on $10,000 personal recognizance.

Kenyon will be re-arraigned at a later date, and the case is currently under investigation.

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