Crime & Safety
Motorcyclist — Hamden Man — Killed In I-95 Crash, ID Released
A motorcyclist is dead following an accident on the highway Thursday afternoon that led to a massive traffic jam.
MILFORD, CT — A Hamden man is dead following a motorcycle crash in Milford on I-95 Thursday, according to state police.
Jose Antonio Febus Rivera, 31, was riding northbound on a 2010 Yamaha FJR1300. He failed to negotiate a turn onto the exit 38 off-ramp for an "unknown reason," police said.
He then entered the gore — the triangular area of land between the off-ramp and the highway —struck a metal reflector post, and caused six DOT sand barrels to fall down an embankment into the woods, police said.
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Milford firefighters and EMTs responded to the crash. Febus Rivera was pronounced dead at 12:26 p.m.
The crash is under investigation.
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The accident closed I-95 northbound and resulted in a massive traffic jam Thursday afternoon. There was a delay of three miles on the southbound side and four miles on the northbound side, according to the DOT.
Anyone with information on the crash can contact Troop G at 203-696-2500.
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