Crime & Safety
Wallingford Man Dies in Motorcycle Accident
Police are seeking witnesses who may have any information related to the fatal accident early Thursday morning.

A Wallingford resident has died after his motorcycle struck a tree on Old Colony Road early Thursday morning.
Wallingford police said Raymond Stone, 52, of 76 Spice Hill Drive in Wallingford, was driving a Harley Davidson motorcycle southbound when he left the paved portion and struck a tree on the west side of Old Colony Road, also known as Route 71.
Police dispatchers received a 911 call about the accident around 1 a.m. When responders arrived they pronounced Stone dead at the scene, police said in a news release.
The investigation is ongoing and police are asking anyone who witnessed the accident, or who may have other information, to call the Wallingford Police Department at 203-294-2805.
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