A Westerly man has been charged with drunken driving after a pedestrian was struck and killed trying to cross a street Thursday night, the Westerly police said.

Matthew Lyons, 36, was arrested at the scene and charged with driving under the influence of liquor or drugs, resulting in death, according to Westerly Police Capt. Wayne J. Crockford. Lyons was arraigned Friday in District Court, Wakefield, and released on surety bail, the police said.

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Lyons was driving a Subaru Legacy that struck and killed Michael A. Depaola, 31, also of Westerly, on Oak Street, according to the police.

The incident happened at about 11:09 p.m. near Haswell Street, the police said.

This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Man, 31, struck, killed in Westerly; driver charged