GLOCESTER, RI : Glocester man arrested in fatal motor vehicle accident on Sunday, 21st February 2021
A 25-year-old Glocester man was taken into custody and arraigned for a fatal motor vehicle crash just east of the Connecticut state line on Sunday.
Members of the Glocester Police, along with West Glocester and Chepachet fire departments responded to a serious motor vehicle crash with entrapment at 7:12 PM on Sunday in the area of 2953 Putnam Pike.
A preliminary investigation determined that 25-year-old Travis Beaulieu was operating his vehicle eastbound at speed over 50mph.
Police say Beaulieu traveled left of center into the westbound travel lane, and in doing so, collided head-on with a Volkswagon Beatle driven by 65-year-old Yvonne Cote of Grosvenordale, Connecticut.
Cote was pronounced deceased at the scene.
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