Police identify driver killed after crashing into Cranston home

(WJAR) — The Cranston Police Department has identified the driver who was killed after crashing into a home on Wednesday.

Police responded around 9:00 p.m. to 712 Dyer Avenue and found a white SUV that had slammed into the side of a home.

The victim was identified as 73-year-old Guido Romano of Cranston.

Investigators say before crashing into the home he struck an unoccupied vehicle that was in the breakdown lane near 699 Dyer Avenue.

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Following that impact, police say Romano’s vehicle then veered the center line and hit a parked vehicle before crashing into the home.

He was pronounced dead on the scene by the Cranston Fire Department, police said.

Police don’t believe speed or alcohol was a factor.

The Rhode Island State Medical Examiner’s Office will perform an autopsy to determine the cause of death.