Crime & Safety
North Kingstown Police Identify Motorcyclist Killed Thursday
The police have identified the 28-year-old man killed in a motorcycle accident Thursday.
NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI — North Kingstown Police have identified the motorcyclist killed Thursday afternoon. He is Joshua Barrette, 28, of Brighton, Mass. Barrette collided with a front-end loader that was moving on Roger Williams Way. The accident happened in front of Mainsail Drive. Police responded to the scene at 12:19 p.m., and the East Greenwich rescue rushed him to Kent County Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. The accident is still under investigation, police said.
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