Overview
- The rider was identified as 55-year-old Thomas Peabody of Westerly, Rhode Island.
- Officers responded around 11:20 p.m. Saturday to Route 32 south near Smith Cove, just before Richards Grove Road.
- Police said his Harley-Davidson struck a guardrail and he was ejected into adjacent woods, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Witness statements and on-scene evidence indicated no other vehicles were involved.
- The Shoreline Traffic Accident Reconstruction Team is investigating, and Waterford Police asked anyone with information to call 860-442-9451 or the anonymous tip line at 860-437-8080.