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July 17, 2007

Motorcyclist seriously hurt in Rehoboth collision

REHOBOTH, Mass. -- A motorcyclist seriously injured when he collided with a car on Route 44 was undergoing surgery today, hospital and police officials said.

Robert A. King, 36, of the Riverside section of East Providence, was thrown from his bike and taken to Rhode Island Hospital on Monday around 11 p.m. King was undergoing unspecified surgery this afternoon, according to a hospital spokeswoman.

King was westbound on Winthrop Street (Route 44) while Jesse Aparicio, 18, of Rehoboth was in the oncoming lane and turning left into a parking lot, the police said. The vehicles collided just east of the junction of Route 118.

The police said in a press release that an investigation into the accident is continuing. The release did not indicate whether the motorcyclist was wearing a helmet or provide addresses for either driver. No one from the Police Department could provide further details this afternoon.

-- Journal staff writer Richard Salit

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