Tiverton, R.I. Police have released the names of the two people involved in a Thursday night motorcycle crash that left a Dartmouth teen dead.

19-year-old Joseph Araujo was operating a 2003 Honda CBR600 when the motorcycle collided with a 2007 Ford Explorer.

Araujo and the driver of the Explorer, identified as 56-year-old Jeanne Thurston, of Little Compton, R.I., were taken to  St. Anne's Hospital in Fall River.

Araujo later died from his injuries.

Police say Araujo was wearing a helmet prior to the accident and Thurston was wearing a seatbelt.

The incident is currently under investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to call LT Carr or Officer Braun at the (401) 625-6717.

 

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