What to Know
- An off-duty police officer was killed in a motorcycle crash in Queens
- Police say Marc St. Arromand, 42, was riding to work on his 2011 Yamaha on the Laurelton Parkway when he lost control and was ejected
- The veteran officer was assigned to the NYPD's highway patrol in Brooklyn, and had joined the department back in 2003
An off-duty police officer was killed in a motorcycle crash in Queens.
Police say Marc St. Arromand, 42, was riding to work on his 2011 Yamaha on the Laurelton Parkway when he lost control and was ejected.
St. Arromand collided with a metal guard rail and fell onto the road, where he was hit by a driver in a Chevy Camaro, according to police.
The 53-year-old Chevy Camaro driver stayed at the scene and wasn't arrested, police said. An investigation is ongoing.
The veteran officer was assigned to the NYPD's highway patrol in Brooklyn, and had joined the department back in 2003.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio offered his condolences to the officer's family, calling his death a "very painful day for all of us."
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