Crime & Safety
East Lyme Police Investigate Fatal Motorcycle Wreck
A Groton man died in a motorcycle crash in East Lyme on Tuesday night, according to police.
EAST LYME, CT — Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle accident in East Lyme. Joshua Lemay, age 39, of Groton, died in the crash.
Police received a call Tuesday at 10:47 p.m. reporting a motorcyclist down on Boston Post Road in the area of Church Lane.
The East Lyme Police Department, Flanders Fire Department, East Lyme Ambulance, and Lawrence & Memorial Paramedics responded. Lemay was transported to Lawrence & Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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"Preliminary investigation indicates that the motorcycle was traveling Eastbound on Boston Post Rd when it traveled off the right side of the roadway, with no apparent involvement with other vehicles," police said in a statement.
The cause of the accident is under investigation by the East Lyme Police Department and its Accident Reconstruction Team.
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