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Off-Duty FDNY EMT Killed in Mangled Motorcycle Crash: Sources

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  • An off-duty FDNY EMT was killed late Sunday in a motorcycle crash in Queens, police sources said
  • Police said the 25-year-old man lost control of his Harley on Utopia Parkway and crashed into a house
  • He was rushed to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead; the investigation is ongoing

An off-duty FDNY EMT was killed late Sunday in a mangled motorcycle crash in Queens, police sources familiar with the investigation tell NBC 4 New York.

Eric Maleh, 25, was riding his Harley Davidson along Utopia Parkway around 10:30 p.m. when he swerved around a vehicle making a U-turn near 80th Drive and lost control, police said. The NYPD said he crashed into the front of a house in Fresh Meadows.

He was rushed to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead. 

The investigation is ongoing.

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