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Police release preliminary investigation into motorcycle crash on I-195 in Westport that left 20-year-old with life-threatening injuries
A motorcycle rider received life-threatening injuries after a crash near the Westport and Fall River border this morning.
According to Trooper James DeAngelis of Massachusetts State Police, at approximately 6:45 a.m. today, Troopers assigned to the Dartmouth Barracks responded to reports of a motorcycle that struck a guardrail on Route 195 westbound East of Exit 14B in Westport.
The operator, a 20-year-old man from New Bedford, was transported to Rhode Island Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
No other vehicles were involved in the crash.
Speed is believed to be a factor.
Crash Reconstruction, Crime Scene Services, and Detectives responded to the scene to investigate.
Westport EMS also responded.
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