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Motorcyclist killed in early a.m. crash

WEATHERSFIELD— A 54-year-old Weathersfield man died of injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash in Weathersfield on Wednesday, July 27.

According to a press release, troopers from the state police Rutland Barracks responded to a report of a motorcycle crash near the Stoughton Pond Recreation Area at around 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 27. Road conditions were wet due to light rain. Police located a 2002 Titan motorcycle with broken handlebars and detached seat. Investigation showed the motorcycle had traveled off the roadway and struck a culvert, ejecting the operator, identified as Dale Porter of Weathersfield. Porter was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash.

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