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North Reading Man Dies In Vermont Motorcycle Crash

WILLISTON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont State Police say a motorcyclist from Massachusetts was killed in a crash in Chittenden County.

Police received a call about a crash Saturday afternoon on Route 17 in Buels Gore, which is located at the southern tip of the county. They say troopers determined that the North Reading, Massachusetts, man was thrown from a Harley Davidson and struck a guardrail.

He was initially taken to Central Vermont Hospital by ambulance, then flown to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead Saturday evening.

The man's identity isn't being released until his family is notified of his death. The crash remains under investigation.

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