Police say 43-year-old John Reposa Jr. was riding a motorcycle through the intersection of North Road and Westwind Drive when it collided with a car at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday.
Reposa was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the car, 44-year-old Marijke Landon of North Carolina, was not injured.
No charges have been filed, but the accident remains under investigation.
Providence Mayor Angel Taveras remembered the 19-year veteran as an officer with a big personality and a big heart. He has ordered city flags be flown at half-staff to honor Reposa.
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