Jury convicts Cranston woman in fatal hit-and-run. Here's how long she could spend in prison

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08-03-2025

WARWICK – A Cranston woman is facing two to a maximum of 25 years in prison after a jury found her guilty on two charges for a fatal hit-and-run in 2020.
On Wednesday, a jury found Skyla Gilroy, 24, guilty on one count each of driving to endanger resulting in death and failure to stop after being involved in an accident that resulted in death, according to online court dockets.
Gilroy is set to be sentenced at 9:30 a.m. on May 23 by Superior Court Judge Luis Matos.
Warwick police said at the time that Gilroy was driving the 2008 Nissan Rogue on Dec. 22, 2020, that struck and dragged Donald L. Boss, 51, of West Warwick, near the Speedway Gas Station, and Gilroy "immediately left the scene." Police found him in the road and he was taken to Rhode Island Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
In a news release, attorney general's office spokesman Tim Rondeau wrote that police responded to a report of a man hit by a car. Boss and two other people had gone there to buy drugs, Rondeau wrote, citing witness testimony.
"When the seller arrived, Donald approached the vehicle, and after a brief argument, the driver (the defendant) began to exit the parking lot with the victim still hanging on to the vehicle," Rondeau wrote. "As the vehicle quickly accelerated, Donald fell to the ground and later passed away from his injuries."
Gilroy was both the driver and the girlfriend of the person who was selling the drugs, he wrote.
Video surveillance from the area showed a blue Nissan Rogue with three people inside, which police later confirmed was Gilroy's car.
In the news release, Attorney General Peter Neronha wrote that had Gilroy reported the incident, "the outcome may have been different."
"Instead, she will undoubtedly serve a significant sentence for her crimes," Neronha wrote.
U.S. Marshals in Arizona arrested Gilroy on the Warwick arrest warrant in February 2021, and she was extradited back to Rhode Island.
Gilroy faces a potential sentence of two to 25 years.
The driving to endanger resulting in death charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years, with no minimum.
The failure to stop after being involved in an accident that resulted in death charge carries a minimum sentence of two years and a maximum of 15.
In January, Matos sentenced a 33-year-old man to 17 years in prison for a fatal hit-and-run in 2022. In that case, Aramis Segura hit 17-year-old Olivia Passaretti's car while driving an estimated 100 mph, then fled with his girlfriend's help.
A jury convicted Segura on the same two counts Gilroy was convicted on, driving to endanger resulting in death and failure to stop after being involved in an accident that resulted in death.
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This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Skyla Gilroy convicted in deadly hit-and-run in Warwick in 2020