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Driver Blake Carpenter, 18, Danielle Fortin, 18, Hannah Pine, 18, and two teens injured in single-vehicle crash on Plainfield Pike in Cranston, Rhode Island

Modified Date: 
Thu, 05/16/2019 - 2:26pm
Accident Date: 
Sunday, January 31, 2016

Teen faces charges in early morning Cranston crash

Winquist said the teens were traveling “well in excess of the speed limit” when they approached a “pretty significant curve” in the roadway, he said. Speed was likely the cause of the crash, he said. There was no indication that Carpenter, or the other teenagers, had been drinking, he said.

Teen in serious condition after early morning rollover crash

Fortin and two other passengers, a 16-year-old Johnston boy and 18-year-old Hannah Pine, of Johnston, suffered minor injuries. Eighteen-year-old Danielle Fortin, of Johnston, and a 17-year-old Cranston girl were thrown from the vehicle. Police say the 17-year-old girl suffered broken bones and a brain bleed. Police say the vehicle was going over the speed limit when it crashed around 12:30 Saturday morning on Plainfield Pike. The driver, 18-year-old Blake Carpenter, of Johnston, faces charges including driving to endanger resulting in personal injury and other offenses.

Police warn teens to buckle up after serious crash injures 5

“The slogan ‘seatbelts save lives’ isn’t just a slogan, it’s the truth,” Henry added. “And we’ve seen it.”
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Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Accident Topics: Teenaged Drivers - Young Adult Drivers
People Involved: 
Danielle Fortin
Hannah Pine
Blake Carpenter
Roadway: 
Plainfield Pike
City: 
Cranston, RI
County: 
Providence County, RI
Area: 
Providence, RI-New Bedford, MA

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