Donita Naylor Journal Staff Writer donita22

SundayAug9,2020at3:48PM

NEW SHOREHAM A car crash on Block Island has left one teen dead, another seriously injured and a third charged with driving under the influence, the Rhode Island State Police said in a news release Sunday.

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The crash was on West Side Road at 12:30 p.m. State police and New Shoreham police arrived to find one young man with fatal injuries. Another young man was taken by helicopter to Rhode Island Hospital/Hasbro with serious injuries.

A juvenile female was identified as the driver. She is being held at the Rhode Island Training School for a Family Court appearance on Tuesday, the news release said.

She faces two counts of driving under the influence, resulting in death and resulting in serious bodily injury, and two counts of driving to endanger, resulting in death, and in serious bodily injury.

The state police news release said the crash is still being investigated and that no further details would be released Sunday.

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