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The October 2020 crash left Jhamal Gonsalves in a coma for months, and sparked protests throughout the city.

City denies responsibility for police-involved moped crash of Jhamal Gonsalves The City of Providence is denying responsibility for a police-involved moped crash that left a 24-year-old in a coma last year. In a motion filed Monday in U.S. District Court, the city along with Public Safety Commissioner Steven Paré and Police Chief Hugh T. Clements Jr. rejected allegations that Paré and Clements behaved “with reckless disregard and deliberate indifference in hiring, screening and training” Officers Kyle Endres and Brad McParlin.  Both officers were involved in the October incident i...

Officer involved in crash that hurt moped rider suspended Follow Us Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Friday, January 8, 2021 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Providence police officer will be suspended for two days after closely following a moped rider who crashed and went into a coma, officials said Friday. Officer Kyle Endres, a six-year member of the force, is being suspended because he did not drive his cruiser safely and he did not wear a seat belt, Public Safety Commissioner Steven Pare said at a ne...

Several other officers face discipline or retraining for the way they treated bystanders, for failing to turn on their body cameras, and for administering an opioid reversal drug incorrectly, Pare said. One officer administered the drug, mistakenly thinking Gonsalves was overdosing. "Discipline is about changing future behavior, not about embarrassing officers or embarrassing anyone," Pare said. "How can we prevent this from happening." Neronha said Thursday that state investigators determined Endres did not directly strike Gonsalves, who is Black, or his moped as witnesses have said. Gonsalv...

Jhamal Gonsalves is expected to be discharged from Rhode Island Hospital to a long-term acute care facility as soon as one can accept him.