Motorcyclist Hospitalized After Crash In North Haven: Police

NORTH HAVEN, CT — A motorcyclist was hospitalized after a crash Friday afternoon in North Haven, according to police.

Police said the accident happened around 12:15 p.m. in the area of Ridge Road and Westview Road. The motorcycle and the operator were found nearby off the road, according to police.

The operator was taken to the hospital with injuries that weren’t life-threatening, police said.

“The investigation revealed the operator was traveling Northbound on Ridge Road, when he decided to begin operating on his rear tire only,” police wrote in a post on Facebook. “The operator entered the Southbound lane and passed a vehicle in front of him, at which point he observed a Southbound vehicle and set the motorcycle back down on both tires. Upon doing so, he lost control of the motorcycle, veered west off the road striking a mailbox and glancing off several trees before falling off the motorcycle.”

The operator was later issued a summons for reckless driving, unregistered motor vehicle and no insurance, according to police.

“This incident is just one in a growing trend of not only unregistered motorcycles, dirtbikes & ATVs traveling our roadways, but also reckless behavior while traveling these roadways,” police wrote. “The operator today was very fortunate, seeing as he wasn’t wearing a helmet. If he had either been struck by the oncoming vehicle or hit one of the trees head-on, this post could have been much different.

“The North Haven Police Department urges all motorists to register and insure all vehicles and operate safely while on the roadways.”