December 7, 2023
For Immediate Release
Contact: Chief Erik Costa, 860-638-4100

PRESS RELEASE - FATAL MVA - ATKINS ST

On December 6, 2023 at approximately 11:36 pm, Middletown Police Officers were called to Atkins Street in the area of Timber Ridge Road for the report of a motor vehicle in the roadway with airbag deployment.

On arrival, officers located a 2015 Infinity Q50 in the roadway with heavy damage and a male operator in the vehicle. It appeared that the Infinity left the roadway for unknown reasons and struck a tree.

The operator of the vehicle was identified as 30-year-old Matthew Le Clair of 90 Briarwood Lane in Middletown, CT. Le Clair was extricated from the vehicle by Westfield Fire Personnel but tragically, he succumbed to his injuries and died on scene.

The Middletown Police Department’s Traffic Division is investigating the crash. Anyone with information on the accident is encouraged to contact Ofc J. Zadura at 860-638-4063.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Le Clair’s family and friends.