A Rhode Island woman died Saturday night when her car hit a telephone pole in East Providence.
Police responded to the crash near Pleasant Street and Pawtucket Avenue around 10:30 p.m. and found a badly-damaged car wrapped around a telephone pole, according to NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR.
The driver and lone occupant died from her injuries, police said. She has been identified as 33-year-old Kristen Ambra, of East Providence, WJAR reported.
The scene was taped off for several hours to accommodate an on-scene investigation.
It was not immediately clear if Saturday's severe weather played any kind of role in the wreck.
The cause of the fatal crash remains under investigation.
