Motorcycle Passenger Dies From Crash Injuries

A 54-year-old woman hospitalized since a motorcycle accident Sept. 7 has died, Shelton police said Wednesday.

Romana Seeley, of Orange, was riding on the back of a motorcycle being driven by her husband, Samuel, when the bike collided with a Dodge minivan being driven by 22-year-old Megan Kalanick of Shelton.

The circumstances surrounding the crash remain under investigation. Samuel Seeley was badly injured. Kalanick was not injured.

The motorcycle was heading south on River Road at the time of the crash. The Dodge was heading from Murphy’s Lane onto River Road. The crash happened about 9 p.m.

The accident is still under investigation by the Shelton Police Traffic Division Reconstruction Team and no enforcement action has been taken at this time,” Shelton police Lt. Robert Kozlowsky said in a prepared statement.

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