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Carlos Chavez Martinez, 28, of Providence, was killed after his Audi collided with a tractor-trailer that was parked at a rest stop.
A Providence man was killed in an early-morning crash in North Attleboro on Thanksgiving, according to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office.
Carlos Chavez Martinez, 28, of Providence, died from his injuries after the white Audi sedan he was driving collided with a parked tractor-trailer around 2:30 a.m. on Interstate 95 Southbound near mile marker 9.2.
Massachusetts State Police received several 911 calls reporting the crash. Investigators said the Audi had exited the roadway to the right and collided with the tractor-trailer, which was parked in a rest area.
“Investigators observed the white Audi with catastrophic damage on top of a guardrail and adjacent to the rear wheels of the trailer,” the DA’s office said in a statement.
First responders found Chavez Martinez in the vehicle’s driver’s seat without a pulse. He was pronounced dead at the scene, around 2:40 a.m. The driver of the tractor-trailer, a 40-year-old man, was not injured.
“We offer our condolences to [Chavez Martinez’s] family and loved ones,” state police said in a statement.
Investigators did not release information about what may have caused the crash. The Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office is leading the investigation, with assistance from the Massachusetts State Police.
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