A Stafford, Conn., man was killed Friday after crashing his motorcycle near an I-84 approach ramp south of the Wales town line.
ASHFORD, CONN. -- A 37-year-old Stafford, Conn., man was killed after being thrown from his motorcycle around 7:30 p.m. Friday on Route 89 in Tolland County, several miles south of the Hampden County line.
Authorities said Michael Sninsky lost control of his bike while riding south on Route 89 near the Exit 72 ramp to Interstate 84 in Ashford, according to CTnow.com, the website for FoxCT news in Hartford.
The crash site is less than 10 miles south of the Wales town line.
Police said Sninsky suffered fatal injuries after being thrown about 100 feet from the bike, which was found in a wooded area near the base of the I-84 ramp.
An initial report by CTnow.com cited police as saying Sninsky wasn't wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. However, a subsequent report on the website indicated the Stafford man was wearing a helmet.
The crash remains under investigation.
THE MAP BELOW shows the westbound ramp at Exit 72 to I-84 in Ashford, where a Stafford man died Friday after crashing his motorcycle:
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