"Authorities say that Royan Thomas, 34, of Thurston Street, was riding a 2008 Yamaha YZF R6 motorcycle with a female passenger traveling northbound on Francis Lewis Boulevard at 7:58 p.m. when he slammed into the front passenger door of a 2007 Honda Odyssey, driven by a 50-year-old man, the off-duty police officer. Further investigation by the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad determined the driver was attempting to make a left turn onto eastbound Linden Boulevard when the crash occurred."
"Pursuant to New York State Executive Law Section 70-b, OSI assesses every incident reported to it where a police officer or peace officer, including a corrections officer, may have caused the death of a person by an act of omission. Under the law, the officer may be on-duty or off-duty, and the decedent may be armed or unarmed. Also, the decedent may or may not be in custody or in"
A 34-year-old motorcyclist, Royan Thomas, was killed after his 2008 Yamaha struck the front passenger door of a 2007 Honda Odyssey on Francis Lewis Boulevard at 7:58 p.m. The Odyssey was driven by a 50-year-old off-duty police officer who was attempting a left turn onto Linden Boulevard. The collision ejected Thomas, who sustained severe head trauma and was pronounced dead at the scene. A 24-year-old female passenger was also ejected and taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in critical but stable condition. The off-duty officer was hospitalized in stable condition. No arrests have been made and the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad is investigating while the NY Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation has opened a statutory review under Executive Law Section 70-b.
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