Fatal Crash in Cranston Saturday Night Being Investigated

Fatal Crash in Cranston Saturday Night Being Investigated

Cranston Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred Saturday night.

According to Cranston Police, " at approximately 8:19 pm, Officers were dispatched to investigate a crash involving two vehicles that had just occurred on Scituate Avenue near the intersection of Council Rock Road. The vehicles involved in this crash, described as a 1991 Nissan 300Z occupied by two adult males, and a 2020 Ford Edge, occupied by three adult males, sustained heavy front-end damage. The operator of the Nissan was deceased at the scene and later identified as Julian Alba, age 35, of Cranston." 

"The passenger in Mr. Alba’s vehicle, a forty-year-old man from New Jersey, was transported by the Cranston Fire Department to Rhode Island Hospital, where he remains in critical condition.  The occupants of the second vehicle, who are from West Warwick, Warwick, and Johnston respectively, were transported to Rhode Island Hospital and have since been discharged after being treated for broken bones and complaints of pain," reported the police.

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"A preliminary investigation indicates that Nissan 300Z, operated by Mr. Alba, was traveling east on Scituate Avenue at a high rate of speed. He could not negotiate the curve in the road at Sweat Pea Drive, crossed the double yellow lines, and began traveling east in the westbound lane. He then swerved to avoid a vehicle traveling west on Scituate Avenue, causing him to lose control of his vehicle. The Ford Edge was traveling west on Scituate Avenue and was struck by the Nissan head-on," according to police.