Motorcyclist dies following apparent collision with bear

Connecticut state police (Don Stacom)State police said that Thomas Kovalik was head south on Route 222 on a 1995 Harley Davidson motorcycle when he struck a live bear in the road, causing him to lose control and be ejected.

Kovalik, 66, of Plymouth, was taken to Charlotte Hungerford Hospital where he was pronounced dead, state police said.