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One dead in Meriden crash, victim identified

A motorcycle crashed into a car on Colony Street.

MERIDEN, Conn — One man is dead after a motorcycle crash in Meriden on Monday morning, according to police. 

Police said they were called to Colony Street and Camp Street around 5:49 a.m. for a crash involving a car and a motorcycle, following numerous calls to 911. 

Emergency crews arrived on the scene to find the motorcycle operator to have serious head injuries.  The motorcycle was a 2008 Honda VTX 1800, and it was traveling north on Colony Street. 

The motorcycle operator was taken to MidState Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. Police later identified him as Maxwell Lafayette, 32, of Meriden.

A 2003 Nissan Altima was traveling west on Camp Street making a left turn onto Colony Street when the motorcycle hit the driver's side of the Nissan. The woman driving the Nissan was taken by Hunter’s Ambulance to the Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain with non-life-threatening injuries. 

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The Meriden Police is asking anyone who may have witnessed this crash to call the Meriden Police Department at 203-630-6201.  Officer Joe Vasquez is the Investigator assigned to this crash or Sgt. C. Griffin. 

Doug Stewart is a Senior Digital Content Producer at FOX61 News. He can be reached at dstewart@fox61.com.

 

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