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June 5, 2006

Update: Police ID motorcycle victim

SOUTH KINGSTOWN -- Police have identified the local man who died yesterday morning in a motorcycle accident.

Kyle Rocha, 24, of 59 Shelldrake Road, South Kingstown, was killed when his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck in the northbound lanes of Route 1. He was not wearing a helmet.

The accident occured shortly before 11 a.m. at the Succotash Road exit.

-- With reports from Journal staff writer Katie Mulvaney

Correction: An earlier version of this report incorrectly gave the date of the accident.

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 11:06 AM | Permalink

Comments

I was friends with Kyle. He died on Sunday, not on Saturday.
Thanks.

julie | June 5, 2006 4:34 PM link

Was his death related to not wearing a helmet

Grace | June 8, 2006 11:47 AM link

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