Mansfield

Man arrested after motorcyclist dies in Mansfield head-on crash

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NBC Connecticut

A New York man has been arrested in connection to a deadly motorcycle crash in Mansfield in November 2022.

State police said 60-year-old Roy Herzlich, of Bloomfield, was driving a motorcycle westbound on Route 44 in Mansfield around 4 p.m. on Nov. 5, 2022 when a vehicle traveling eastbound on the road hit him head-on.

After the crash, a motorcycle that was traveling behind Herzlich also collided with Herzlich's motorcycle.

Herzlich was pronounced dead at the scene, troopers said. The other motorcyclist was transported to the hospital to be treated for suspected minor injuries.

The driver and the passenger in the vehicle were not injured.

One of the drivers turned himself in on an outstanding warrant Monday. He was taken into custody without incident and faces charges including second-degree manslaughter and operating a motor vehicle under the influence.

He is being held on a $35,000 bond and is set to appear in court on Sept. 19. The crash remains under investigation.

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