Retired Cop Sentenced To 7 Years For DUI Crash That Killed Woman On Tricycle

NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI — A retired Providence police officer was sentenced to seven years in prison for a drunken crash that killed a woman riding a tricycle.

Daniel Famiglietti, 60, also received an additional eight years suspended with probation, a $5,000 fine, alcohol counseling and treatment, and a five-year loss of license upon release from the Adult Correctional Institutions.

Shortly before 7 p.m. June 20, 2024, officers were called to the intersection of Boston Neck Road and Earle Drive, police said at the time.

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A North Kingstown woman, 53-year-old Linda Sherman, was riding a tricycle in the breakdown lane when she was struck from behind by a Jeep driven by Famiglietti, police said.

Sherman was rushed to Kent County Hospital in Warwick, where she was pronounced dead, according to police.

Famiglietti retired from the Providence Police Department in early 2022.

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Prior to his sentencing Wednesday, Famiglietti pleaded no contest to driving under the influence resulting in death, according to a media release from the Rhode Island Attorney General's Office.

“It is always a tragedy when someone is killed by a drunk driver, but it’s easy to forget the impact that reverberates out from a single death,” Attorney General Peter F. Neronha said in the media release.

“Linda Sherman lost her life," Neronha said. "Linda had friends and family who loved her, whose lives are forever altered by her death. While nothing can change what happened, it is my hope that this sentence will bring Linda’s family a measure of justice. I am grateful to the North Kingstown Police Department for their outstanding work and partnership in this case and so many others.”

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Following the deadly crash, Famiglietti "admitted that he had consumed several alcoholic beverages before driving, and consented to field sobriety tests, all of which he failed," the release said.

Famiglietti refused a chemical blood test, so investigator's obtained a search warrant for his blood, according to the release.

The Rhode Island Department of Health determined Famiglietti's blood alcohol concentration was about 0.097% approximately three hours after the crash, the release said.

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