Motorcycle Crash Kills 22-Year-Old in Cheshire

0:00It's March 26. This is Hartford News Today, local news powered by AI. A 22-year-old man from Cheshire lost his life in a motorcycle crash in prospect on Wednesday morning. State troopers rushed to the scene on Route 69 near Talmich Hill Road after reports of a collision between a bike and an SUV around 10. 26am. The motorcycle was heading north on Route 69 when a Nissan Rogue driven by a 60-year-old woman from Plainville tried to turn left from Talmich Hill Road. The two vehicles smashed together, ejecting the rider from his Yamaha, I, prospect fire personnel pronounced the motorcycleist, Alexander Cockley-Yugin, dead right there at the crash site. It's a tougher minor of how dangerous intersections can be for riders sharing the road with larger vehicles. Troopers are still piecing together the full details of what happened. They're asking anyone who saw the crash or has dash cam footage from the area to reach out to Trooper Patrick Miko at Troop 11.

1:02This incident highlights the need for extra caution at busy crossroads like this one as the investigation continues.