PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Scott Avedisian, CEO of the Rhode Island Transit Authority, was arrested Thursday by Dan McKee, just two weeks after he was charged in a hit-and-run at a McDonald’s drive-thru in Warwick. He submitted his resignation to the governor.
The announcement came on the same day the RIPTA board met behind closed doors to discuss Avedisyan’s fate.
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In his resignation letter, Mr. Avedisyan listed a series of things he described as successes during his tenure.
Scott Avedisian, CEO of the Rhode Island Department of Public Transportation, submitted his resignation to Gov. Dan McKee two weeks after he was charged in a hit-and-run at a McDonald’s drive-thru. (Fox News)
“Unfortunately, all of these efforts have been overshadowed by recent events,” he wrote. “I regret that my actions have undermined the hard work of our employees.”
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Avedisyan pleaded not guilty last week to a misdemeanor charge of leaving the scene of an accident after police said he caused a three-vehicle crash at a Warwick McDonald’s drive-thru and fled the scene.
The former Warwick mayor began serving as RIPTA director in 2018, but a successor has not yet been named.
