Driver dies after serious Taunton crash

TAUNTON, Mass. (WPRI) — One of the drivers involved in a serious crash in Taunton earlier this week has died, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn III announced Friday.

Richard Blanchette, 20, of Middleboro, was critically injured in Tuesday’s three-car crash on Somerset Avenue. He was rushed to a Massachusetts hospital, where he died Thursday.

BACKGROUND: 4 taken to hospital after serious crash in Taunton

Three other people were also taken to the hospital with injuries.

The crash remains under investigation…

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