By Associated Press - Saturday, April 8, 2017

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - A coastal Georgia police officer has been killed in a crash while riding a motorcycle off-duty.

Savannah-Chatham County police said 32-year-old Tron T. Lewis, an officer with the nearby Tybee Island Police Department, died from injuries suffered in the crash Saturday morning. Police said in a news release that Lewis’ motorcycle was struck by an SUV making a left turn. The officer was off duty at the time of the crash.

The driver of the SUV was also injured and was taken to a local hospital.



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