Stratford Man Injured In Ansonia Motorcycle Crash

A Stratford man sustained a serious leg injury after a motorcycle crash on Pershing Drive Wednesday night.

According to information from the Ansonia Police Department, Danie Coe, 45, was on his motorcycle heading north on Pershing Drive when a motorist traveling south made a left turn into the CVS parking lot and hit Coe.

The crash happened at about 8:30 p.m.

An initial radio dispatch from the scene reported that Coe’s leg was nearly amputated in the crash.

He was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital on a trauma alert. Police said he is expected to pull through.

The motorist was identified as Barbara Valenti, 57, of Derby. She was given a ticket for failing to grant the right of way.

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