Tiverton Woman Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash: Cops

LITTLE COMPTON, RI — A Tiverton woman was killed Saturday afternoon when she crossed into oncoming traffic and her motorcycle crashed head-on into a passenger vehicle, police said.

Tammy Boutilier, 29, was taken from the scene of the crash on Simmons Road between Maple and Willow avenues in Little Compton to St. Anne's Hospital in Fall River, Massachusetts, where she was pronounced deceased, the Little Compton Police Department said in a media release.

Boutilier was heading west on Simmons Road shortly before 1:30 p.m. when she lost control of her motorcycle, crossed into the eastbound lanes and crashed into a passenger vehicle, the release said.

The driver of the passenger vehicle suffered minor injuries and refused treatment, according to the release.