Category: Rhode Island

An Attleboro, Massachusetts, man is accused of driving the wrong way on the highway in Rhode Island and crashing into two other vehicles Thursday night, according to authorities. The crash occurred at about 10 p.m. on Interstate 95 north in Providence, Rhode Island State Police said Friday. Matthew Fisher, 39, was driving a white SUV south in the high-speed lane…

A small plane crashed into Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island on Saturday afternoon, and the pilot and passenger were rescued from the water. North Kingstown police said they received a distress call around 2:54 p.m. for a plane crash into the bay and that responding personnel found a single-engine aircraft submerged in the water. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed…

The small plane that crashed into the water in Rhode Island over the weekend has been removed, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. The Tucker Roy Salve Company retrieved the plane from the Narragansett Bay Tuesday, WJAR reported, citing the United States Coast Guard. The plane was in two pieces at the bottom of the bay, the coast guard told…

Two people were rescued after a helicopter crashed into a pond in Rhode Island Tuesday morning, according to police. The crash happened just after 8 a.m. in Worden Pond in South Kingstown. Two people were inside the helicopter at the time of the crash and were rescued by civilians who responded by boat, WJAR reported. The pilot, Jeff Codman, 54,…

Two people were arrested after a car stolen out of Massachusetts was involved in a high-speed chase that ended with a crash in Rhode Island, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. Officers in Providence were notified by Massachusetts State Police about the stolen vehicle Tuesday night, which was stolen from Dedham, reports WJAR. The car was tracked to Niagara Street in…

A deer died after crashing through the windshield of a bus in Rhode Island on Monday.

A man is dead after a crash in North Smithfield, Rhode Island, Sunday. Police tell NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR that they responded around 1:07 a.m. to a crash at 535 Douglas Pike and found an unresponsive person inside the single vehicle. The driver, identified as 32-year-old Jamey Scheer, of Burrillville, RI, was taken out of the car and transferred to…

A 26-year old and a 24-year-old were pronounced dead at the scene, the two other occupants were transported to the hospital, according to police.

Two people were killed and another injured in a head-on crash in Foster, Rhode Island, on Christmas Eve. Police tell NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR that they responded to the crash around 3:10 p.m. Tuesday on Hartford Pike and found two vehicles in the eastbound lane with heavy front-end damage, as well as three people with serious injuries. An investigation shows…

Two people from Connecticut have died after a car crash in Rhode Island on Christmas Eve, according to police. Police said the crash happened just after 3 p.m. on Hartford Pike in Foster, Rhode Island. Authorities saw two vehicles with heavy front-end damage in the eastbound lane. A car traveling westbound crossed over into the opposite direction of traffic to…