Crime & Safety
Motorcyclist, Passenger Thrown From Bike In Fatal CT Crash; ID Released: State Police
A motorcyclist was killed and a passenger was seriously injured after a collision with a pickup truck, police said.
GRISWOLD, CT — A motorcyclist was killed and a passenger was seriously injured following an accident Saturday, according to state police.
Troopers were called at 4:31 p.m. on a report of a crash involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck on Stone Hill Road at its intersection with Roode Road in Griswold.
The motorcycle had struck the right side of the pickup truck. The motorcyclist and a passenger had been thrown from the bike and came to rest in the center of the intersection.
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The motorcyclist, Nathan Musto, 35, of Voluntown, was taken to Plainfield Backus Hospital and declared dead.
The passenger was also transported to Backus Hospital for treatment of serious injuries.
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The pickup truck's driver was not injured.
State Police Troop E is investigating the crash.
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