Police are investigating after a man was found dead on the side of the road in Watertown.
Officers responded to to the area of Franson and Plungis roads around 11:20 a.m. Monday after someone contacted police and said they thought they had seen a body on the side of the road.
Police found the man on the side of Franson Road. They later identified him as 35-year-old Gregory Reed Jr, of Waterbury.
They are also investigating a possible link to a motor vehicle crash around 7 p.m. Sunday.
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The vehicle is registered to Reed, according to Deputy Chief Renee Dominguez.
The vehicle had some damage to the front end and was found unoccupied a couple hundred yards away.
Police said the vehicle was towed Sunday night and officers checked the area thoroughly and didn’t see a body.
Police closed Franson Road between Plungis and Linkfield roads while they investigated.
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