Shelton Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash In Seymour: State Police

SEYMOUR, CT — A 31-year-old Shelton man was killed early Tuesday when he was thrown from the motorcycle he was operating after it veered off Route 8 in Seymour, according to Connecticut State Police.

Andrew Chapin was taken by ambulance to Waterbury Emergency Hospital following the 8 a.m. crash, where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.

State police said Chapin was traveling in the left lane northbound on a Kawasaki motorcycle when the bike veered off the road toward the right shoulder of the road near Exit 21.

"The weather was clear, the road was dry, and traffic volume was light and moving at a steady flow," state police said in a statement.

The investigation remains active, and anyone who may have witnessed the crash, or may have further information regarding it, is urged to contact Trooper P.J. Cormier, at Connecticut State Police Troop I, at 203-393-4200, or via email at Paul.Cormier@ct.gov.

Additionally, anyone who was driving through the area where the collision occurred at around that time, who may have video footage from a dashboard camera, also is asked to contact Trooper Cormier.