Motorcyclist Dies In Hit-And-Run Crash On I-91: PD: Correction

WALLINGFORD, CT — A man died after the motorcycle he was riding on was involved in a three-vehicle crash and he was thrown, then hit by another vehicle that fled the scene on I-91 South Saturday morning, state troopers said.

Marcellino Phillip Anthony, 22, of Northford, was riding on I-91 north about three tenths of a mile north of exit 13.

Preliminary investigation states that a vehicle driven by a 45-year-old Naugatuck man was in the right lane when it was struck "from the rear" by the motorcyclist, state police said. Anthony was then separated from his motorcycle on to the roadway, then subsequently struck near Exit 13 at around 2 a.m. by an unidentified vehicle that left the scene.

Medics from the Wallingford Fire Department pronounced him dead shortly after the crash due to fatal injuries sustained in the crash, police said.

Police did not have a description of the vehicle which was driven from the scene.

The collision is under "further investigation," police said.

Police are asking anyone with information related to the investigation or who may have witnessed the collision, to contact Trooper Patrick Miko at CT State Police Troop I at 203-393-4200, or patrick.miko@ct.gov.

(Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect that the motorcyclist struck "from the rear" a vehicle driven by a Naugatuck resident.