HADDAM, CT (THECOUNT) — Jose Maldonado, of Windsor Locks, CT, has been identified as the motorcyclist killed following a single-vehicle crash in Haddam.

Maldonado, 41, was traveling on Connecticut 9 in Haddam, near exit 9 around 7:30 p.m. Monday when the fatal crash occurred, according to state police.

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State police said he lost control of the motorcycle while heading around a right hand curve and collided with a metal beam guardrail in the left shoulder. source

A Life Star helicopter was called to transport Maldonado to an area hospital, however, he was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.

Anyone with information on the crash is urged to contact state police at 911.