NEW HAVEN COUNTY, CT. (THECOUNT) — Mohammad Kareem Halabi, of Guilford, Connecticut, has been identified as the victim in a fatal motorcycle crash Monday in New Haven County.

“Moe” Halabi, 20, a recent graduate of Guilford High School, died in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash in New Haven Monday afternoon.

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According to reports, Halabi was operating a motorcycle on CT-34 near the Interstate 95 Connector, when for unknown reasons, the bike exited the roadway around 2:30 p.m. Monday. The bike then came into contact with a metal beam guardrail.

Halabi was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries.

A 2020 Guilford High School graduate and stand-out member of the school wrestling team, Halabi now attended Gateway Community College studying business administration.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Anyone with possible information, or who was driving in the area at the time of the incident, around 2:30 p.m., and has dash camera footage, contact CSP Trooper Coyne #767 at (203) 696-2500 or Robert.Coyne@ct.gov.

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