RI National Guard Member Passes Away In Exeter Crash

A National Guardsman has died in a crash involving an icy road in South County.

The Rhode Island State Police says a pickup truck driven by Richard Winkelman on Route 102 in Exeter lost control and crashed into a rock and tree Wednesday morning.

Winkelman was pronounced dead at Kent Hospital.

The Rhode Island National Guard has confirmed Winkelman was a member who was assigned to the 56th Troop Command.

The accident remains under investigation.


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