Three people are dead, including two Massachusetts men, following a fiery car crash early Sunday morning in Rhode Island.

The Rhode Island State Police said they received 911 calls around 12:27 a.m. of a vehicle driving southbound on RT 99 North, the wrong-way, followed by calls that the same car had crashed on RT 146 in Lincoln, RI.

Police said that Denis Aguilar Campos, age 41, of Chelsea, had been traveling southbound on RT-146 North when he struck another vehicle with two passengers that had been traveling north.

When officers from the Rhode Island State Police and Lincoln Police arrived, they saw both vehicles engulfed in flames.

The head-on collision killed Campos, as well as the driver and passenger of the other vehicle,  Jaylin Rainford, 20, of Randolph, and Chiemelie Okonkwo, 20, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, according to police. All three were pronounced dead at the scene.

The road was closed for about four hours after the incident, police said.

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Firefighters respond to Dorchester fire

A three-alarm fire broke out on the third floor of a Dorchester apartment building Sunday afternoon.

Boston firefighters responded to 26 Wentworth Street around 3:30 p.m. to a “heavy fire” at the occupied, three-family home. BFP were able to knock down the fire in the snow.

The department reported no injuries, but three adults, four children, and a dog were displaced.

“The cause of the fire is still under investigation,” the department said on social media. “Detail companies will remain to monitor hot spots.”

No injuries were reported. (Courtesy of the Boston Fire Department)

Mass courts closed Monday

Because of the storm that rolled into Massachusetts over the weekend, all state courts will be closed on Monday.

Court dates set for Monday will be rescheduled and parties will get a notification of their new court dates.

“Please contact the clerk’s or register’s office with any questions,” a statement on the state’s website said. “For emergencies, contact your local police department.”

Former Quincy man sentenced for trying to sell 10 lbs of meth

A 39-year-old man who used to live in Quincy was sentenced to 10 years in prison on drug charges in federal court last week.

Samuel Jean-Baptiste pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine in September. In addition to prison time, Jean-Baptiste will also have five years of supervised release following his sentence.

Jean-Baptiste was arrested by federal agents after attempting to sell ten pounds of methamphetamines for $32,000 to a confidential police source at a gas station near Logan Airport in May of 2024, according to court cords.

The sentence is the minimum required by federal law. According to court documents, the government took into consideration the defendant’s past when recommending sentencing, which included losing his father to murder at a young age and experiencing physical and sexual abuse in the foster care system.

“The Defendant’s crime of bringing a large amount of methamphetamine into Massachusetts is serious,” the federal prosecutors said in their sentencing recommendation. “However, the Defendant’s behavior was likely influenced by his substance abuse issues and mental health issues, which were both exacerbated by trauma he experienced.”

Incident Summary

BPD responded to 186 incidents in the 24-hour period ending at 10 a.m. Sunday, according to the department’s incident log. Those included arrests for six aggravated assaults, one larceny from a vehicle, 12 miscellaneous larcenies, and one auto theft.

Arrests

All of the below-named defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

— Miguel Saldana, 105 Chancey St., Boston. Possession of a Class B drug.

— Nichelle Taylor, 16 Harlem St., Dorchester. Shoplifting by asportation.

— Camille Byron, 1 Rae Cir., Randolph. Larceny under $1,200.

— Samuel Christophe, no address listed. Uninsured motor vehicle.

— Jesse Krowiak, no address listed. Operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license.

— John Pluviose, 1091 Hyde Park Ave., Hyde Park. Operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license.