RI Man Roberto Mello ID’d As Victim In Friday Providence Fatal Single-Vehicle Crash

PROVIDENCE, RI. (THECOUNT) — Roberto Pichardo Mello of Cranston, Rhode Island, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Friday morning single-vehicle crash near Providence.

Mello, 22, was killed in an early Friday morning single-vehicle rollover crash in Providence.

According to reports, Mello was operating a vehicle on RI-10 near Providence, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway around 3:30 a.m Friday. The vehicle then came into contact with a concrete barrier that caused it to overturn.

Mello was pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Providence is the capital city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It’s home to Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design, whose RISD Museum displays American art and silver. Nearby, 18th- and 19th-century homes line the streets of College Hill. Waterplace Park is the backdrop for the WaterFire art installation, which lights up the surrounding tidal basin most nights in the summer and for special events – wikipedia.