1 Dead Following Rollover Crash In Middletown

Middletown RI

26 April, 2021

3:51 PM

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MIDDLETOWN, RI — One person has died following a rollover crash in Middletown Monday morning, said the Middletown Police Department in a news release. Middletown Police and Fire Departments responded to reports of a crash near 792 Valley Road at approximately 8:10 a.m. and found a silver Jeep Cherokee upside down on the east side of the road, said police. A male passenger was outside of the vehicle and the driver was trapped inside. Fire officials extricated the driver, 34-year-old Peter Connerton, who was taken to Newport Hospital. He was later pronounced dead. The passenger of the vehicle, a 34-year-old man from Newport whose identity has not been released, was taken to Rhode Island Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Middletown police at 401-846-1144.