Police ID Bicyclist Killed In Winchester Over Weekend

WINCHESTER, CT — Police on Monday identified a bicyclist who died on Saturday.

The victim was Steven Gibbons, 67, of Winsted, according to Police Chief Christopher C. Ciuci.

Police responded at 2:24 p.m. to the area of 143 North Main St. for a report that a bicyclist may have been involved in a motor vehicle crash, police announced Saturday.

Officers found an adult male operator of the bicycle at the scene. The man was unresponsive, and emergency personnel began life saving procedures, police said.

The man was rushed to the Hartford HealthCare HealthCenter in Winsted, but he did not survive, police said.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner on Monday said Gibbons’ cause of death is “pending further studies.”

Police said no other vehicles at the scene were involved, and none of these vehicles’ operators witnessed what happened.

According to Ciuci, police are trying to determine if the accident might have been weather-related or a hit-and-run.

“Locating witnesses and potential video capturing the incident are extremely important to our investigation,” he said.

The investigation is ongoing. If you were traveling in this area and saw what happened, or if you have video that captured the accident, contact investigating officer Adam Burwin at aburwin@townofwinchester.org or Sgt. Pete DeLouis at pdelouis@townofwinchester.org.

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