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New Bedford Native Dies in Motorcycle Crash

According to NBC 10 in Providence, Rhode Island State Police on Monday released the name of a woman killed in a motorcycle crash on Interstate 95 in Providence. Police said 22-year-old Yessica Coreas-Hernandez of New Bedford was killed when her motorcycle crashed into a jersey barrier late Saturday night. Police said Coreas-Hernandez was traveling in the northbound high-speed lane when she lost control of the bike near Exit 19 and struck the barrier in the median. State police said she was thrown from the Suzuki and suffered serious injuries. First responders transported Coreas-Hernandez to Rhode Island Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Yessica lived in New Bedford with her husband and young daughter.

 

Police said no other vehicles were involved.

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