Fairfield police have launched an administrative investigation into the crash that killed a motorcycle driver in Bridgeport who was apparently trying to flee from police just after midnight Sunday.
According to Fairfield police, a Fairfield officer spotted the motorcycle driving without a license plate and pursued it.
Police said the driver, 23-year-old Arthur De-Andrade-Leao, of Bridgeport, accelerated in an apparent effort to get away from the officer.
He was traveling eastbound on North Avenue in Bridgeport, just over the Fairfield line, when he missed a curve and struck a pole, police said.
De-Andrade-Leao was taken to Bridgeport Hospital, where he died of his injuries.
State police are investigating the crash, and Fairfield police have started a separate administrative investigation to determine whether the responding officer violated any department policies, according to Deputy Chief Chris Lyddy.
The officer involved is still on active duty.
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Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to call State police Trooper First Class B. Santa at 203-630-8079.
