Rhode Island State Police trooper injured escorting Hegseth motorcade

By: Christopher Shea

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: November 9, 2026

Words: 239

Last Updated: 1 hour, 31 minutes ago

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A Rhode Island State Police trooper suffered minor injuries Monday morning after losing control of his motorcycle escorting Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s motorcade toward Newport for his speech at the U.S. Naval War College.

Tyler Chabot, who is assigned to the department’s Motorcycle Unit, was traveling east on Route 403 in North Kingstown when his motorcycle went down at around 9:40 a.m., Lt. Col. Erik Yanyar confirmed in an email to Rhode Island …

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