Crime & Safety
Danbury Teen Killed In Motorcycle Crash With Box Truck In Newtown: Police
The crash happened Monday evening and remains under investigation, police said.
NEWTOWN, CT — A teen motorcyclist was killed in a crash involving a box truck Monday evening in Newtown, according to police.
Officers were called to Hawleyville Road near North Ridge Drive around 5:49 p.m. after witnesses reported a collision between the two vehicles, the said.
Christopher Guallpa-Lema, an 18-year-old Danbury resident and operator of the motorcycle, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
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Guallpa-Lema was traveling northbound on a black Kawasaki motorcycle and hit the rear of a FedEx delivery truck.
Hawleyville Road remained closed for several hours, reopening around 10 p.m., as authorities investigated the crash.
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The Newtown Police Department said the case remains under investigation and asked anyone with information to contact Detective Chelsea Harold at (203) 426-5841.
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