PHILADELPHIA - Police say a 27-year-old, off-duty police officer is dead after a motorcycle crash in South Philadelphia Tuesday night.
At around 6:45 p.m., police say they responded to the 3300 block of South Broad Street for reports of an auto accident.Upon arrival, police and medics say they found a 27-year-old man laying on the highway next to a crashed motorcycle.
The 27-year-old was traveling southbound down Broad Street when a vehicle, operated by a 22-year-old woman, was pulling out of the parking lot in an eastbound direction.
Authorities say the woman was making a right hand turn to go south when she came into contact with the motorcycle driver. MORE HEADLINESThe contact caused the motorcycle driver to lose control and police say he struck the curb at the median, causing his body to then strike a light pole.