EAST PROVIDENCE — One person died while another was seriously injured as a result of a car accident on Veterans Memorial Parkway Sunday, Dec. 10.

East Providence Police responded to the area the parkway and Crowne Avenue for a report of a motor vehicle crash.

Once on scene, officers observed a white Kia sedan with heavy front-end damage.

The operator was identified as 20-year-old Chaz Gagnon of Pawtucket. Gagnon sustained serious injuries to his lower body.

A female passenger in the front seat was unconscious and also sustained serious injuries.

Both Gagnon and the female passenger were transported to Rhode Island Hospital by rescue. The female passenger later died at the hospital.

Several minutes prior to the crash, patrol officers were investigating a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of the Bullocks Point Village apartment complex.

During the investigation, Gagnon provided a false name to police officers and fled the parking lot, driving over an island divider and curbing before fleeing the scene.

A description of the vehicle was broadcasted to other units. The officers did not pursue the vehicle due to heavy fog and the unknown whereabouts of the vehicle.

Gagnon is currently in police custody at the hospital and is listed in serious condition. He faces the following charges:

• Driving to Endanger, Death Resulting
• Reckless Driving/Eluding Police
• Obstructing an Officer in Execution of Duty
• Fugitive From Justice (3 counts)

The department’s Traffic Division and Crash Reconstruction Investigators are investigating the crash. Additional charges are possible as the investigation continues.