New Bedford driver faces OUI after hitting and killing motorcyclist, critically injuring one other

State Police charged a New Bedford driver with working drunk Sunday after he allegedly hit two motorcyclists together with his automotive, killing one and critically injuring the opposite.

Just a little earlier than 2:30 a.m., 35-year-old Fred Moreira was driving a Lexus sedan southbound on Route 24 in Taunton when he reportedly hit 30-year-old Fall River resident Tyler Moniz, who was using a bike, police stated in a press launch. The influence of the crash threw Moniz from his bike into the woods on the facet of the freeway.

Moreira’s automotive then allegedly hit a 39-year-old Fall River man who was additionally using a bike and was thrown off it into the woods beside the freeway, the discharge stated. First responders declared Moniz useless on the scene and took the opposite man to Rhode Island Hospital in Windfall with essential accidents.

State Police charged Moreira with vehicular murder, working beneath the affect of liquor, and negligent operation of a motorized vehicle. He shall be arraigned in Taunton District Courtroom.

Police and the Chief Medical Examiner’s workplace are nonetheless investigating the crashes.