WPRO News and the Associated Press

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The sister of a man killed in a 1989 car crash involving GOP gubernatorial candidate Allan Fung tells WPRO’s Tara Granahan that independent candidate Joe Trillo should publicly apologize for bringing up the crash in the campaign.

Robin Dubeau says she thinks Trillo is using the crash as a “political weapon.”

Dubeau’s brother, James Skipper, was killed after Fung lost consciousness while driving and struck Skipper as he changed a tire. Fung wasn’t prosecuted.

Trillo’s campaign didn’t immediately return a message seeking comment. He called on Fung last week to open the sealed file of the crash.

Dubeau, who lives out of state, says Trillo should leave her brother alone and not use his death to advance himself, calling it “unacceptable,” ″ridiculous,” ″nasty” and “garbage.”

“If he doesn’t have enough good things to say about himself without having to bring up nasty stuff like that, then maybe he shouldn’t be the governor,” Dubeau said.

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