Police: Driver ejected, killed, in multi-vehicle early morning crash on Route 95, victim’s name released

A driver was killed Friday after an early morning multi-vehicle crash on Route 95 involving a tractor trailer.

According to Rhode Island State Police, just before 1:00 a.m., members of the State Police, Providence Police, Providence Fire and Rescue, Amtrack Police, Department of Environmental Management, and Department of Transportation responded to a motor vehicle accident on Route 95 North, north of the Route 10 overpass in Providence.

Upon arrival, it was discovered that a tractor trailer had struck a disabled motor vehicle in the high-speed lane which then caused it to rollover blocking the two right lanes of the highway. The operator of the tractor trailer was ejected and died as a result of his injuries.

The driver was later identified as Adrian Morales, age 45, of Yuma, Arizona. The operator of the disabled vehicle was transported to Rhode Island Hospital by Providence Fire and Rescue with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

Route 95 was shut down for several hours and traffic was diverted onto Route 10 until the highway was cleared.