Crime & Safety
Attleboro Woman Dies in Car Crash
One woman is dead and a man is in critical condition at Rhode Island Hospital after a horrific crash in Rhode Island.
An Attleboro woman is dead and a 34-year-old man from Somerset is in critical condition at Rhode Island Hospital after a police chase ended in a fiery crash early Sunday morning under the Meshanticut Bridge in Cranston.
Warwick Police said the pursuit started in Warwick and ended around 2:15 a.m. when Brandon Borge crashed into the Meshanticut Bridge on the connector to Oaklawn Avenue. He was driving a Ford Freestyle owned by the victim, identified by police as 34-year-old Barbara Ellis of Attleboro, who was riding in the passenger seat.
Speed was a factor in the crash. The vehicle reportedly caught fire after crashing into the abutment.
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Borge lost both legs in the crash.
Ellis was the School-to-Career counselor for Norton High School. She helped students find employment in after-school and summer jobs. A moment of silence was held in her name at Monday night's School Committee meeting.
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Borge drove as fast as 100 mph, police said.
Police are investigating whether alcohol or drugs were a factor in the crash.
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