Overview
- Officials identified the victim as Carlos Chavez Martinez, 28, of Providence, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
- The crash was reported around 2:30 a.m. near mile marker 9.2 on I-95 southbound, according to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office.
- Investigators described catastrophic damage to the white Audi, which came to rest atop a guardrail beside the trailer’s rear wheels.
- No other occupants were found in the sedan, and the tractor-trailer’s 40-year-old driver was not injured.
- The Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit assigned to the DA’s office is investigating, and authorities have not released a cause.