Police arrest Rhode Island man after crashing into 5 motorcycles, injuring 8

NORTHFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) – Police have arrested a Rhode Island man on a number of fees following Sunday’s crash on Routes 5 and 10 in Northfield.

Based on a spokesperson for the Northwestern District Legal professional’s workplace, police arrested 32-year-old Ryan O’Farrell of Westerly, Rhode Island, after he swerved into oncoming site visitors and crashed into 5 bikes, critically injuring eight individuals from a Connecticut bike membership.

The eight victims have been despatched to space hospitals. Two of the injured have been in important situation and despatched to the College of Massachusetts Medical Middle in Worcester.

There have been two youngsters, ages 11 and 12, in the identical automobile as O’Farrell who have been additionally taken to a neighborhood hospital, however have been unhurt.

O’Farrell was arrested and charged with 7 counts of working below the affect of medicine inflicting critical bodily damage; working below the affect of medicine; 2 counts of kid endangerment; negligent operation of a motorcar; unlicensed operation of a motorcar; and working an unregistered motorcar.

The crash stays below investigation.

O’Farrell was held on $250,000 bail and will likely be arraigned in Greenfield District Court docket Tuesday morning.

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