Motorcycle Crashes Kill Four, Injure Rhode Island Rider

In separate motorcycle crashes, a 32-year-old Rhode Island man was seriously injured after allegedly riding the wrong way on I-195 near Fall River, striking a police cruiser and another vehicle, and then being hit by a vehicle while running across traffic. In Farragut, Tennessee, a motorcyclist died in a crash involving another vehicle, and authorities are investigating. Near Merced, California, a 31-year-old rider died after his motorcycle struck the rear of a Caltrans attenuator truck during a lane-sweeping operation. In Bridgeport, Connecticut, a 28-year-old motorcyclist died after a Honda CR-V turning left onto Park Avenue struck him. In north Houston, a 64-year-old motorcyclist was killed when a Toyota sedan turning left collided with him; the driver remained at the scene, and investigations into the fatal crashes are ongoing.