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Motorcyclist dies in New Haven crash

Ella Grasso Boulevard was closed for a time.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A motorcyclist has died following an early Sunday morning crash on Ella Grasso Boulevard.

Emergency crews were called to the area of 520 Ella Grasso Boulevard at 5:43 a.m. Sunday for a car and motorcycle crash. The motorcycle driver was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital for serious injuries where they later died.

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Police identified Antonio Cruz-Ortiz, 35, of New Haven as the motorcycle operator.

The crash is being investigated.

Police closed the road in the area for several hours. 

This is a developing story

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