Burlington Teen Charged With Negligent Homicide In Death Of Tewksbury Resident, Somerville Police Officer

BURLINGTON, MA -- Michael Ricci, the 18-year-old Burlington man who was already facing charges for his role in the death of an off-duty Somerville police officer, was charged with negligent homicide Tuesday, according to a report in the Boston Herald. Ricci, who will be arraigned on the new charges Friday, was also charged with four counts of reckless conduct and one count of second-degree assault. Ricci was allegedly drag racing on Oct. 8, 2017, on I-95 North in New Hampshire when he crossed the center median and crashed head-on with a motorcycle operated by Tewksbury Resident and Somerville Police Officer Louis Remigio.

Remigio, 55, died from his injuries last Monday.

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The new charges against Ricci were included in an affidavit the Herald published on Oct. 17. He is currently free on $10,000 cash bail.

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Ricci had already been charged with felony reckless conduct. 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.

Read the full report on BostonHerald.com.

Top photo by New Hampshire State Police.

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