Crime & Safety
Riverside Woman, 18, Killed in Car Crash
Shontell Adams, 18, of Riverside, died after her car left Route 195 and rolled over, coming to rest against a tree.

An East Providence woman, 18, died last Thursday morning, Oct. 4, when her car rolled over and struck a tree after driving off Route 195 in Swansea, according to the Providence Journal.
Shontell Adams, of 108 Oak Ave., Riverside, was traveling east when her vehicle left the roadway about 7:30 am, according to the Massachusetts State Police, which identified the woman. The cause of the crash was unknown.
Adams was a student at Bristol Community College in Fall River, according to the Journal, citing a college official. She graduated from East Providence High School last spring after spending her final year in a “dual-enrollment program” with the college. Her major at BCC was described as general studies.
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