According to ABC 6 in providence, a man riding an unregistered dirt bike was seriously injured in a crash in Fall River over the past weekend. Saturday, Fall River police responded just before 5 in the afternoon to the area of Robeson Street and President Avenue. The call was for a 23-year-old male dirt bike rider who was speeding and performing wheelies, was thrown from the bike when he crashed into a car at the intersection. He was taken to Rhode Island Hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries. The driver was charged with negligent operation, operating a recreational vehicle on a public roadway, unregistered recreational vehicle and a recreational vehicle equipment violation.

A passenger in the car was taken to Charlton Memorial Hospital with minor injuries.