An off-duty police officer was killed in a motorcycle crash along Broad Street in South Philadelphia Tuesday evening.
The 27-year-old officer, later identified as four-year police veteran Thomas Munz Jr., was riding his Kawasaki Ninja bike southbound along the 3300 block of South Broad Street -- that's near the Stadium Complex -- around 6:40 p.m. when he collided with an SUV, police said.
Police and medics found the 27-year-old officer next to a crashed motorcycle, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said. Munz was pronounced dead on the scene.
Police said preliminary information was that the SUV driver made a right out of a parking lot to go south on Broad Street they collided with the motorcycle, Small said.
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After the collision, the motorcycle driver hit a curb and was launched off his bike.
The woman driving the SUV wasn't hurt and remained at the scene, police said. She cooperated with investigators, officials said.
Police accident investigators continued to look into the crash Wednesday.
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No charges were immediately filed.
