Current:Home > MarketsRhode Island transit chief resigns after he’s accused in a hit-and-run at a McDonald’s drive-thru -Streamline Finance
Rhode Island transit chief resigns after he’s accused in a hit-and-run at a McDonald’s drive-thru
View
Date:2025-04-12 04:38:14
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Public Transit Authority CEO Scott Avedisian submitted a letter of resignation to Gov. Dan McKee on Thursday just two weeks after he was accused in a hit-and-run in a McDonald’s drive-thru in Warwick.
The announcement came the same day as the RIPTA board of directors met behind closed doors to discuss Avedisian’s fate.
In his letter of resignation, Avedisian ticked off a series of what he portrayed as successes adopted during his tenure.
“Regrettably, all of these initiatives are now being overshadowed by recent events,” he wrote. “I regret that the good work of the employees is being detracted by my actions.”
Avedisian pleaded not guilty last week to a misdemeanor offense of leaving the scene of an accident after police said he caused a three-car crash in a Warwick McDonald’s drive-thru and fled the scene.
The former Warwick mayor began serving as the head of RIPTA in 2018. A successor to the post has yet to be named.
veryGood! (853)
Related
- Skins Game to make return to Thanksgiving week with a modern look
- China threatens countermeasures if Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen meets House Speaker McCarthy on U.S. stopover
- Get 2 Peter Thomas Roth Anti-Aging Cleansing Gels for the Price of 1
- Sinaloa cartel boss who worked with El Chapo extradited from Mexico to U.S.
- Olympic women's basketball bracket: Schedule, results, Team USA's path to gold
- Woman was among victims on famed 17th century warship that sank on maiden voyage, DNA shows
- The Real Reason Tom Sandoval Went to Raquel Leviss’ Place Amid Ariana Madix Breakup
- Royal Family Website Updates Line of Succession to Include Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet's Titles
- Person accused of accosting Rep. Nancy Mace at Capitol pleads not guilty to assault charge
- Tom Sandoval Apologizes to Ariana Madix for His “Reckless Decisions” Amid Breakup
Ranking
- FBI: California woman brought sword, whip and other weapons into Capitol during Jan. 6 riot
- Vanderpump Rules' Raquel Leviss Sends Legal Letters to Cast Over Intimate Tom Sandoval FaceTime
- Oscar Pistorius denied parole a decade after murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in South Africa
- Kristen Doute Details Exact Moment Ariana Madix Discovered Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss' Alleged Affair
- Blake Lively’s Inner Circle Shares Rare Insight on Her Life as a Mom to 4 Kids
- Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan and More Receive 2023 CMT Music Awards Nominations: See the Complete List
- Arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter in Russia likely approved at the highest levels, ex-U.S. ambassador says
- Penn Badgley Teases the Future of You After Season 4
Recommendation
Shilo Sanders' bankruptcy case reaches 'impasse' over NIL information for CU star
Ukraine fumes as Russia assumes presidency of the United Nations Security Council
This Farming Video Game Is So Popular, People Pay To Watch Gamers Play It
Taliban close women-run Afghan station for playing music
Judge says Mexican ex-official tried to bribe inmates in a bid for new US drug trial
Here's the Real Story Behind Joe Gorga's Run-In With Teresa Giudice's Ex Joe Giudice
China threatens countermeasures if Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen meets House Speaker McCarthy on U.S. stopover
What Is Power Dressing? Your Budget-Friendly Guide to Dressing Like a Boss All Year Long