A motorcyclist was killed after hitting a deer and then being hit by a car in Bethany on Monday night.
It happened on Route 69 (Litchfield Turnpike) near Wooding Hill Road around 9:40 p.m.
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WATCH HEREAccording to state police, 37-year-old Phillip Labonte, of Thomaston, was riding a motorcycle north on Route 69 when he hit a deer and was thrown from the motorcycle.
A car coming the other way then hit Labonte as he was lying in the road, state police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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SIGN UP Anyone who witnessed the crash or who has a dashcam and was traveling in the area at the time of the incident is asked to contact Trooper Patrick Miko at (203) 393-4200 or by email at [email protected].
