Serial port disconnect throws a non-catchable fatal error about node-serialport HOT 4 CLOSED

var readWatcher = new IOWatcher();
this.empty_reads = 0;

var fd = this.fd;
readWatcher.callback = (function (file_id, me) {
  return function () {
    var buffer = new Buffer(255);

    try {
      var bytes_read = serialport_native.read(file_id, buffer);
    } catch (e) {

      me.emit('close', file_id);
      readWatcher.stop();
      serialport_native.close(fd);
      return;
    }

    me.emit('data', buffer.slice(0, bytes_read));
  }
})(this.fd, this);
readWatcher.set(this.fd, true, false);
readWatcher.start();