A motorcyclist ended up in the hospital Monday evening after crashing into a van on upper Whalley Avenue.
It didn’t appear to be the motorcyclist’s fault, according to top Westville cop Lt. Marty Tchakirides.
Police closed off Whalley at Davis and Anthony streets around 6 p.m. because of the collision.
The cyclist was driving inbound there toward downtown New Haven when a woman driving a van in the opposite direction cut in front of him to make a left-hand turn, according to Tchakirides. The cyclist broke and swerved, smashing into the van’s back and tearing off the bumper.
He went to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Tchakirides said. His steed, on the other hand, was totaled.
The van driver was uninjured, according to Tchakirides, who said she’d probably be cited for failing to yield the right of way.