A woman was hit and killed by a tractor-trailer in Smithfield, Rhode Island, earlier this week, according to NBC affiliateAliana Ciacciarelli, 25, was riding her bike at around 9:30 p.m. Monday on Pleasant View Avenue, when she fell off and was hit by the truck, Smithfield police said.
The incident happened after the town's annual Fourth of July fireworks show at Deerfield Park, reports WJAR. The truck driver didn't stop, police said, but was later identified. It's unclear if they face any charges.It wasn't immediately known if Ciacciarelli, a health care worker, was riding her bike to watch the fireworks."She was very smart. She was also very funny and good with people," Mark Demers told WJAR."The traffic is horrendous on this Pleasant View Avenue all day long.