Joel Cotto, 26, died Friday night after he was thrown off his motorcycle in an accident with a pick-up truck on Routes 8/25.
According to the incident report, the accident happened just before 11 p.m. near Exit 2, when Cotto, who was driving a 2007 Suzuki GSX 1300 motorcycle at high speed in the right lane, tried to pass a 2010 Chevrolet pick-up truck.
When Cotto tried to pass the truck, he hit the passenger side, causing him to lose control of his motorcycle which then struck a metal guide rail on the shoulder of the highway, throwing Cotto off and sending the bike skidding several hundred feet into the right lane.
The driver of the pick-up, who was uninjured, pulled over into the shoulder of the highway.
Cotto was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency responders.
The accident shut down the highway on the northbound side into the early Saturday and backed up part of Interstate 95 as a result.
The driver of the pick-up was not charged at the time of the incident and the case remains under investigation.
If you have suffered serious injuries as a result of a motorcycle accident, please call our Connecticut I-95 accident attorneys at Hastings, Cohan, and Walsh, LLP, at (888) 244-5480 or contact us online today.
