A Rhode Island man was killed when the motorcycle he was operating collided with a car, police said.
According to the preliminary investigation, Richard Lemieux, 63, of Glocester, was driving east on U.S. Route 44 - also known as Putnam Pike - in Glocester at about 4:30 p.m. Monday when a car coming in the opposite direction crossed the center line, police said in a statement Tuesday.
Lemieux was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the car, a 61-year-old Connecticut woman, was taken to the hospital for evaluation. Her name was not released.
The crash remains under investigation.
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