Please see attached press release from the Traffic Section.
(See attached file: Riversville Rd MVMotorcycle)
Lieutenant Daniel Allen
Greenwich Police Department
Public Information Officer
11Bruce Place
Greenwich, CT 06830
Tel. 203-618-8819
Fax 203-618-8852
P r e s s R e l e a s e
GREENWICH POLICE DEPARTMENT
Police Administration Building
11 Bruce Place
Greenwich, CT 06830
Phone (203) 622-8010
Fax (203) 618-8866
Contact: Lt. Timothy D. Berry
Phone: (203) 622-8015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 9, 2009
On Thursday October 8, 2009 at approximately 3:01 PM the Greenwich Police Department received a 911
call reporting a motor vehicle crash involving a car and a motorcycle on Riversville Road. Police and
medic units were dispatched to the area of 390 Riversville Road and found the collision in the middle of the
roadway. The motorcycle rider was found to be deceased upon the arrival of emergency personnel.
The collision involved one rider on a single motorcycle and one operator of a vehicle. The operator of the
vehicle was transported to Greenwich Hospital as a precaution, but did not complain of any significant
injury.
The State Office of the Chief Medical Examiner was notified and responded to the scene of the crash. The
Medical Examiner’s Office removed the deceased and transported him to their office to perform an autopsy
to determine the exact cause of death.
The deceased was a 40-year-old male who was a resident of New York State. His relatives are still being
located at this time. Pending notification of all of the deceased’s family, the operator’s identity has not
been released.
The Police Department’s Traffic Crash Reconstruction Unit responded to the scene and is investigating the
collision.
The roadway was closed at the time of the crash and was reopened by approximately 6:30PM.
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