Rhode Island State Police announced Thursday that they have terminated two troopers after they shared a disturbing video of a deadly pedestrian crash on social media. The troopers, both part of the 2024 academy class,

We are deeply disappointed that these recently hired Troopers displayed such poor judgment and lacked empathy for this family’s tragedy,” said the superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police.

Two Rhode Island State Police troopers who displayed poor judgment and a "lack of empathy" for the family of a man who was struck and killed on Interstate 95 last year have been fired, Colonel Darnell S. Weaver said Thursday morning.