NORTH ATTLEBORO, MA : RI teen dies in motorcycle accident in North Attleboro on Wednesday, 21st August 2019
North Attleboro, Massachusetts
A motorcycle crash at routes 1 and 120 has claimed the life of a Rhode Island teenager.
The victim, Xavier Miguel, 16, of Pawtucket, was pronounced dead at 3:45 a.m. Wednesday at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, about 45 minutes after the crash, according to Gregg Miliote, a spokesman for the Bristol County District Attorney's office.
Miguel was riding his motorcycle south on Route 1 with another motorcyclist, a 21-year-old East Providence man, when they both failed to negotiate a left turn at the traffic light at Route 120 to continue south on Route 1, authorities said.
Police Chief John Reilly said both motorcyclists were wearing helmets and ended up on the lawn of the First United Methodist Church at the intersection. The other rider and a passenger on his motorcycle were not injured, according to the police chief.
Their names were not released.
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