Brooklyn paramedic killed in off-duty motorcycle crash

Maimonides Medical Center Paramedic Christina Gardini, 27, was riding her motorcycle in Brooklyn when it struck a parked truck and caught fire

By Laura French

NEW YORK — An off-duty Brooklyn paramedic was killed on Thursday when her motorcycle struck a parked truck and caught fire.

Maimonides Medical Center Paramedic Christina Gardini, 27, sustained severe burns in the crash, according to the New York Post. A medical examiner’s report on her exact cause of death is pending.

The truck was double-parked about two blocks from where Gardini lived and was unoccupied at the time of the collision.

A cousin told the New York Post that Gardini was “a beautiful girl” who had “just got everything in her life together” and that her family is devastated by the loss.

It is with great sadness that I share the passing of Christina Gardini AKA “Olive”. A sister, daughter, friend,...
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