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Police are actively investigating a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian on State Road in Dartmouth last evening.
Dartmouth Police were called to the area of 671 State Road in Dartmouth at approximately 9:15 pm on Thursday, July 16th. They discovered the victim had been struck by a white BMW 323i in the area of 671 State Road. The driver remained on scene. The victim, identified as 37-year-old Ryan Silvia of Fall River, Massachusetts, was located by first responders unresponsive in the roadway with significant injuries.
Due to the serious nature of the victim’s injuries he was transported by Med Flight to Rhode Island Hospital where he remains in critical condition.
Massachusetts State Police detectives from Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III’s office responded to the scene and are being assisted in the active and ongoing investigation by the Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section and Dartmouth Detectives.
As the investigation is pending at this time, no further information will be released.
