{"id":1336,"date":"2026-06-08T16:37:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1336"},"modified":"2026-06-08T16:37:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:37:13","slug":"famed-pulitzer-prize-winner-gordon-wood-dies-in-tragic-collision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1336","title":{"rendered":"Famed Pulitzer Prize-Winner Gordon Wood Dies In Tragic Collision"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<p>Gordon Wood, one of the most accomplished historians and literary figures in the U.S., died tragically in a collision June 7 at the age of 92 in Rhode Island.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1334\">Police Arrest Suspect In Stabbing Six People At Train Station Set To Have Thousands For NBA Finals, World Cup<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A Facebook post shared by East Providence Police (EPP) alleged a male, later revealed to be Wood by GoLocal, was struck and killed by a motorist. The historian\u2019s daughter confirmed his passing to WPRI and The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOfficers were dispatched to the Shaw\u2019s Supermarket parking lot on Taunton Avenue for a report of a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle. Upon the officer\u2019s arrival, they began treating a 92-year-old male from Providence who sustained serious injuries in the crash,\u201d the EPP statement read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe male was transported to Rhode Island Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FEastProvidencePolice%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02Lb25A6YJxULdCDJwBMXcsCxQbPgDVKH3iw5yBbHqM5jtuWWRbBnmsWXPejstS8oYl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>Police continued, \u201cThe female operator of the vehicle remained on scene and is cooperating with investigators.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Traffic\/Crash Reconstruction Team and Detective Division are investigating the crash. At this time the operator has not faced any charges,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1332\">Trump Admin Weighing Possible US Gov\u2019t Equity Stake In AI Companies, Report Shows<\/a><\/p>\n<p>They went on to thank members of the community who called 911 and \u201cassisted on scene before first responders arrived.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p>The police did not disclose the age or identity of the female driver.<strong> (RELATED: Actor\u2019s Girlfriend Breaks Silence After Son Arrested For Allegedly Fatal Stabbing)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The famed author was a 1993 Pulitzer Prize winner, and was long-considered a leading Revolutionary era historian. He was a highly esteemed scholar who was respected for his work, \u201cThe Radicalism of the American Revolution.\u201d Among his many accolades, Wood has a vast collection of academic awards, and was honored with the National Humanities Medal in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Cato Institute adjunct scholar Joshua Claybourn also said Wood, who he called his friend, died after a car accident in a post June 8\u00a0on X. \u201cHe was, in my view, the finest historian of America\u2019s founding\u2014which makes it all the sadder that he did not live to see the nation\u2019s 250th birthday,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1330\">Plurality Of Americans Say Big Health Insurance Companies Are Driving Up Medical Costs, New Poll Shows<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He left behind an impactful legacy that will endure for years to come.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gordon Wood, one of the most accomplished historians and literary figures in the U.S., died tragically in a collision June 7 at the age of 92.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1335,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1745,1746,317,1747,1748,318,1749],"class_list":["post-1336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-american-revolution","tag-author","tag-death","tag-fatal-crash","tag-historian","tag-obituary","tag-pulitzer-prize"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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