Renowned (RI) LL coach dies after hit by car

Renowned LL coach dies after hit by car
By: Rochelle Lefebvre, Times staff writer
09/25/2006

LINCOLN - A well-known Lincoln (RI) Little League coach was struck and killed by a moving vehicle on Walker Street at approximately 11 a.m. Monday.
Randy Hien, 57, of 65 Grandview Ave., was struck after he emerged from his pick-up truck that he had pulled over to the side of the road only minutes before, according to Lincoln police.
<snip>
Hien was a Little League coach in Lincoln for 30 years. Under his leadership, Lincoln's 12-year-old All-Star teams won five state championships and two New England regional titles. Two of his teams made trips to the Little League World Series, said Kells.
<snip>
It was just two years ago that Hien barely escaped death when his vehicle was struck by another vehicle traveling the wrong way on a portion of the Route 10 ramp. That accident left Hien in a coma for four days with numerous broken bones and other injuries, but his strength and perseverance didn't prevent him from his pursuing his passion - coaching baseball.