Crime & Safety

Police Name Waterford Man Killed In Dirt Bike Accident

Kenneth Bird died in a single-vehicle crash during an off-road event in Rhode Island.

Kenneth Bird, 54, of Waterford died on Sunday in an off-road motorcycle crash. Bird was participating in dirt bike event at the Big River Management area in West Greenwich, Rhode Island, when the accident occurred. 

Gail Mastrati, spokesperson for the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, said the single vehicle accident happened between 10:30 and 10:45 a.m. on July 21. A fellow rider who was first on the scene began CPR but attempts to resuscitate Bird failed. 

The event was a charity fundraiser organized by the Rhody Rovers, an enduro off-road motorcycle club.  


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