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« Another fire at the 'stump dump' in Richmond | Today | Suspect toothpaste pulled from Pawtucket Building 19 » July 6, 2007Little Compton teen killed in Tiverton car crashTIVERTON -- A 17-year-old Little Compton youth died when Thursday night after his car struck a cement culvert and went airborne. “At this point, it seems that excessive speed was a factor,” Deputy Police Chief Nicholas Maltais said today. The car left the road at a curve. The accident killed Jonathan S. Smith, 17, of Wordell Lane, and badly injured his passenger. Maltais declined to identify the second occupant, but said he was a 17-year-old from Portsmouth. The passenger was in stable condition today in the intensive care unit of Rhode Island Hospital. Police received a 911 call at 6:48 p.m. yesterday about the accident at 225 Stone Church Road, which is off East Road and about 1 ½ miles from the village of Adamsville. -- Journal staff writer Richard Salit Maltais said that Smith’s 1998 Ford Mustang left the southbound lane, crossed into the northbound lane and then left the roadway. Maltais said the vehicle left skid marks, but he couldn’t say how long they were. He couldn’t immediately say how fast the car is estimated to have been traveling. The speed limit on the road is 25 mph. There were witnesses to the accident, he said. The investigation is not yet complete, Maltais said. The road was dry and “it was a little hazy” at the time of the crash, according to Maltais. He said there is “no indication of alcohol or drugs” being a factor. Posted by Kate Bramson CommentsPost a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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