Derby Man Injured In Hawthorne Avenue Motorcycle Crash

A 24-year-old Derby man was taken to Bridgeport Hospital after a motorcycle accident on Hawthorne Avenue Sunday night.

Police identified the rider as Dennis Lata. He was in fair condition at the hospital Monday morning, according to a spokesperson.

Lata was on a 1999 Honda motorcycle when he lost control and struck a curb near the intersection with Coon Hollow Road, according to a police report.

Lata was thrown from his bike. 

The accident happened at 8 p.m.

No other vehicles involved in the wreck, according to police.

The bike was heavily damaged.

Police said Lata was ticketed for operating a motorcycle without a motorcycle endorsement.

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