PROVIDENCE COUNTY, RI. (THECOUNT) — Donald L. Houde Jr, of Smithfield, Rhode Island, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Tuesday night vehicle crash in Providence County.
Houde, 48, was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Smithfield Tuesday night.
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According to reports, Houde was operating a Chevrolet SUV on Providence Beltway near Route 7 in Smithfield, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. The vehicle then came into contact with a large rock.
Houde was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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