By News staff
RICHMOND, R.I. -- Route 138 at Route 112 has reopened to traffic in both directions after it was closed for a fatal accident early Friday morning, according to the Rhode Island Department of Transportation.
Sierra S. Stanton, 24, of Wakefield, died when the car she was driving struck a utility pole and a tree at about 1:30 a.m. The accident happened across from the Richmond Elementary School.
The crash knocked down the pole and wires.