Burlington Teen Charged In Fatal N.H. Crash Led From Home In Handcuffs

BURLINGTON, MA -- Michael Ricci, 18, of Burlington was arrested by Burlington Police Department on an outstanding warrant and led from his home in handcuffs on Tuesday afternoon. Ricci was already free on $10,000 cash bail on charges stemming from a fatal accident Sunday in New Hampshire with a motorcycle driven by Tewksbury Resident and Somerville Police Officer Louis Remigio. Remigio, 55, died from his injuries on Monday.

In a statement Tuesday night, Burlington Police said Ricci was wanted out of Lowell Juvenile Court on a bail violation from a prior case. He was being held at the Burlington Police Department pending his arraignment in Lowell on Wednesday.

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In the video clip posted on Twitter by WBZ Assistant News Director Brad Tatum, reporters can be heard calling out questions to Ricci. He did not respond to any of them in the short clip. Ricci had shaved since his New Hampshire State Police booking photo and wore glasses as he was escorted from his home in handcuffs and flanked by two police officers.

#BREAKING: 18-year-old Michael Ricci accused of hitting and killing Somerville Officer Remigio just taken away from his home in cuffs #WBZ pic.twitter.com/mB1rKGmKZt
— Brad Tatum (@BradTatum) October 10, 2017

Ricci had already been charged with felony reckless conduct and was scheduled to be arraigned October 20. More charges are anticipated following Remigio's death.

Witnesses told police he was allegedly racing other cars when his 2013 Mercedes-Benz C300 abruptly crossed over from the northbound to the southbound side and collided with Remigio's 2003 Harley-Davidson, New Hampshire State Police said. Ricci was not injured in the crash.

Three other vehicles were damaged in the wreck. John Bamford, 63, and Jaclyn Bamford, 61, were also injured when their Subaru Legacy could not stop in time and crashed into Ricci's Mercedes. The Bamfords, of Wells, Maine, were taken to Portsmouth Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

This is a breaking news story. Patch will update as more details become available.

Photo by New Hampshire State Police.

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