Two Fitchburg Men Die in Rollover on I-95

RICHMOND, RI—According to the Rhode Island State Police, two Massachusetts men were killed Saturday night in a crash on Interstate 95. Capt. Matthew Moynihan said around 9:50 p.m., their car struck another vehicle and hit he high-speed barrier. Then it rolled over several times, ejecting the driver, Sean McCarriston, 32, and his passenger, Ryan J. Gromada, 23.

Both are from Fitchburg.

"The driver of the other vehicle was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at Westerly Hospital. His name was not released.

The accident happened in the southbound lanes, about one mile south of Exit 3, Moynihan said.

Gromada was pronounced dead at the scene. McCarriston was taken to Kent County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The accident is still under investigation.

McCarriston's car appears to have been traveling at a high rate of speed when it struck the back of the other vehicle, which was driving directly in front of it, Moynihan said. Based on a preliminary investigation, it appears that neither man was wearing a seatbelt, Moynihan said.

At this time it does not appear that drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash, Moynihan said. However, it remains under investigation by the State Police Accident Reconstruction Unit as well as the State Police Forensic Unit, he said.