A 29-year-old New Hartford man died after speeding away from police and crashing into a minivan in Torrington on Monday, according to police.
Police stopped the man around 9 a.m. on Prospect Street for operating the motorcycle without a license plate.
The Michel Hersey, 29, took off at a high rate of speed and traveled onto North Elm Street, where the motorcycle hit a 2010 Dodge Caravan at the intersection with Red Mountain Avenue, according to police. The motorcycle burst into flames after the accident.
Lifestar was called, then canceled, and the Hersey, of Torrington, was rushed to Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, where he died.
An adult and two small children were riding in the minivan. They were taken to the hospital to be treated for non-life threatening injuries.
Officers did not pursue the motorcycle, according to police.
