A 53-year-old Shelton man has died after a crash involving a motorcycle and a motor vehicle on Thursday night.
Police responded to Howe Avenue and Grove Street at 7:15 p.m. to investigate and said the operator of the motorcycle, 53-year-old Robert Freiler, of Shelton, was transported to Bridgeport Hospital with life-threatening injuries. On Monday, police said Freiler died of his injuries.
This was the second serious crash involving a motorcycle within a half-mile stretch. The other was in the area of 122 River Road Thursday.
Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to call the Shelton Police Department Traffic Division.
