Fatal Crash Involving Motorcycle

Authorities released surveillance footage of the collision.

The off-duty officer also went to a hospital and was in stable condition. The NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad and the attorney general’s office are investigating.

The female passenger was also thrown from the motorcycle and suffered serious injuries. Medics took her to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where she was in critical but stable condition.

The impact threw Thomas from the motorcycle and caused severe head trauma. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigators said the driver was trying to turn left onto eastbound Linden Boulevard when the crash happened.

Authorities said Thomas was riding a 2008 Yamaha YZF R6 north on Francis Lewis Boulevard at 7:58 p.m. with a 24-year-old woman on the back when the motorcycle hit the front passenger door of a 2007 Honda Odyssey driven by a 50-year-old off-duty officer.

The New York attorney general’s Office of Special Investigation has opened an investigation into the death of 34-year-old Royan Thomas of Springfield Gardens after an off-duty NYPD officer struck and killed him in Cambria Heights on Saturday, Sept. 27.

Citizen user video shows police and firefighters on the scene of a serious collision with caution tape cordoning off the area. The motorcycle and driver are down in the street.

The user-submitted video from the scene contains sensitive content that some may find distressing; viewer discretion is advised.

The user-submitted video from the scene contains sensitive content that some may find distressing; viewer discretion is advised.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Linden Blvd & Francis Lewis Blvd.

Authorities released surveillance footage of the collision.

The off-duty officer also went to a hospital and was in stable condition. The NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad and the attorney general’s office are investigating.

The female passenger was also thrown from the motorcycle and suffered serious injuries. Medics took her to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where she was in critical but stable condition.

The impact threw Thomas from the motorcycle and caused severe head trauma. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigators said the driver was trying to turn left onto eastbound Linden Boulevard when the crash happened.

Authorities said Thomas was riding a 2008 Yamaha YZF R6 north on Francis Lewis Boulevard at 7:58 p.m. with a 24-year-old woman on the back when the motorcycle hit the front passenger door of a 2007 Honda Odyssey driven by a 50-year-old off-duty officer.

The New York attorney general’s Office of Special Investigation has opened an investigation into the death of 34-year-old Royan Thomas of Springfield Gardens after an off-duty NYPD officer struck and killed him in Cambria Heights on Saturday, Sept. 27.

Citizen user video shows police and firefighters on the scene of a serious collision with caution tape cordoning off the area. The motorcycle and driver are down in the street.

The user-submitted video from the scene contains sensitive content that some may find distressing; viewer discretion is advised.

The user-submitted video from the scene contains sensitive content that some may find distressing; viewer discretion is advised.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Linden Blvd & Francis Lewis Blvd.

Authorities released surveillance footage of the collision.

The off-duty officer also went to a hospital and was in stable condition. The NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad and the attorney general’s office are investigating.

The female passenger was also thrown from the motorcycle and suffered serious injuries. Medics took her to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where she was in critical but stable condition.

The impact threw Thomas from the motorcycle and caused severe head trauma. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigators said the driver was trying to turn left onto eastbound Linden Boulevard when the crash happened.

Authorities said Thomas was riding a 2008 Yamaha YZF R6 north on Francis Lewis Boulevard at 7:58 p.m. with a 24-year-old woman on the back when the motorcycle hit the front passenger door of a 2007 Honda Odyssey driven by a 50-year-old off-duty officer.

The New York attorney general’s Office of Special Investigation has opened an investigation into the death of 34-year-old Royan Thomas of Springfield Gardens after an off-duty NYPD officer struck and killed him in Cambria Heights on Saturday, Sept. 27.

Citizen user video shows police and firefighters on the scene of a serious collision with caution tape cordoning off the area. The motorcycle and driver are down in the street.

The user-submitted video from the scene contains sensitive content that some may find distressing; viewer discretion is advised.

The user-submitted video from the scene contains sensitive content that some may find distressing; viewer discretion is advised.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Linden Blvd & Francis Lewis Blvd.

Authorities released surveillance footage of the collision.

The off-duty officer also went to a hospital and was in stable condition. The NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad and the attorney general’s office are investigating.

The female passenger was also thrown from the motorcycle and suffered serious injuries. Medics took her to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where she was in critical but stable condition.

The impact threw Thomas from the motorcycle and caused severe head trauma. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigators said the driver was trying to turn left onto eastbound Linden Boulevard when the crash happened.

Authorities said Thomas was riding a 2008 Yamaha YZF R6 north on Francis Lewis Boulevard at 7:58 p.m. with a 24-year-old woman on the back when the motorcycle hit the front passenger door of a 2007 Honda Odyssey driven by a 50-year-old off-duty officer.

The New York attorney general’s Office of Special Investigation has opened an investigation into the death of 34-year-old Royan Thomas of Springfield Gardens after an off-duty NYPD officer struck and killed him in Cambria Heights on Saturday, Sept. 27.

Citizen user video shows police and firefighters on the scene of a serious collision with caution tape cordoning off the area. The motorcycle and driver are down in the street.

The user-submitted video from the scene contains sensitive content that some may find distressing; viewer discretion is advised.

The user-submitted video from the scene contains sensitive content that some may find distressing; viewer discretion is advised.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Linden Blvd & Francis Lewis Blvd.

Authorities released surveillance footage of the collision.

The off-duty officer also went to a hospital and was in stable condition. The NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad and the attorney general’s office are investigating.

The female passenger was also thrown from the motorcycle and suffered serious injuries. Medics took her to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where she was in critical but stable condition.

The impact threw Thomas from the motorcycle and caused severe head trauma. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigators said the driver was trying to turn left onto eastbound Linden Boulevard when the crash happened.

Authorities said Thomas was riding a 2008 Yamaha YZF R6 north on Francis Lewis Boulevard at 7:58 p.m. with a 24-year-old woman on the back when the motorcycle hit the front passenger door of a 2007 Honda Odyssey driven by a 50-year-old off-duty officer.

The New York attorney general’s Office of Special Investigation has opened an investigation into the death of 34-year-old Royan Thomas of Springfield Gardens after an off-duty NYPD officer struck and killed him in Cambria Heights on Saturday, Sept. 27.

Citizen user video shows police and firefighters on the scene of a serious collision with caution tape cordoning off the area. The motorcycle and driver are down in the street.

The user-submitted video from the scene contains sensitive content that some may find distressing; viewer discretion is advised.

The user-submitted video from the scene contains sensitive content that some may find distressing; viewer discretion is advised.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Linden Blvd & Francis Lewis Blvd.