Fleeing robbery suspect, 15, killed when his e-bike, SUV collide in North New Hyde Park, police say

A 15-year-old boy on an e-bike who was being chased by the NYPD after a suspected knifepoint robbery in Queens was killed Saturday night when an SUV hit him in North New Hyde Park, about a mile into Nassau County, authorities said.

The boy was being pursued by officers from the NYPD's 105th Precinct, who had responded to a 911 call about a robbery with a knife just past 8 p.m. Saturday at a business on Hillside Avenue in Floral Park, Queens, police said.

Officers spotted the boy taking off on an e-bike and chased him in a patrol car across the border from Queens into Nassau, police said. The boy was riding east on Bryant Avenue in North New Hyde Park, with the police still in pursuit, when a Lexus GX 460 hit him at the corner of Lakeville Road and Bryant Avenue, according to the Nassau County Police Department.

The boy was pronounced dead at the scene.

The NYPD recently amended its policy on chasing fleeing suspects. The new policy, which went into effect in February, says, "Officer discretion to initiate a vehicle pursuit is now limited to only the most serious and violent crimes."

The driver of the SUV allegedly fled the scene and was later arrested by Nassau police. The driver, Ruyan Ali, 28, of North New Hyde Park, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident with fatality, aggravated unlicensed operation in the second degree, and multiple other traffic violations.

Ali pleaded not guilty at an arraignment Sunday in Nassau District Court, according to court records. Bail was set at $50,000 cash, $100,000 insured bond, or $500,000 partially secured surety bond.

An attorney who represented Ali, according to court records, did not immediately return calls Sunday seeking comment.

Newsday's Tiffany Cusaac-Smith contributed to this story.