Rhode Island Man Killed In Thanksgiving Day Mansfield Crash

MANSFIELD (CBS) – A Rhode Island man was killed early Thanksgiving morning in a crash on Interstate 495 in Mansfield.

It happened around 5:30 a.m. on the southbound side of the road.

The 39-year-old driver from Rumford, R.I. was declared dead at the scene after crashing a 2009 Lexus sedan into a tree.

No other cars were involved in the crash and no one else was hurt.

Several lanes of I-495 were closed for about two hours while the crash was cleared.

Police are still investigating the cause of the crash.

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• Interstate 495