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A Brentwood, New York man was arrested after allegedly dashing on the Lengthy Island Expressway (LIE) whereas impaired by medication and inflicting a crash that critically injured a police officer, in response to police.
Courtroom data present that 29-year-old Cody Fisher is going through a number of expenses, together with driving whereas capacity impaired by medication, second-degree assault, second-degree illegal fleeing of a police officer in a motorized vehicle and reckless driving.
Suffolk County police mentioned Freeway Patrol Officer Brendon Gallagher was conducting a visitors cease at about 6 p.m. on Sunday, on the westbound facet of the LIE when a 2021 Ford Mustang drove by at a excessive charge of pace.
Gallagher, who’s a member of the Avenue Takeover Activity Drive, responded to the dashing car and activated his lights and sirens earlier than making an attempt to tug the driving force of the Mustang over.
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A drugged-up driver behind the wheel of a dashing Mustang allegedly brought about a crash that left a Suffolk County police officer preventing for his life, police mentioned. (Suffolk County Police Division)
Police mentioned the driving force of the Mustang, later recognized as Fisher, misplaced management of the automotive and sideswiped Gallagher’s patrol automotive.
The crash brought about Gallagher’s patrol automotive to fly off the freeway and flip the wrong way up.
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First responders on the scene of the crash that left Freeway Patrol Officer Brendon Gallagher preventing for his life. (Suffolk County Police Division)
Fisher’s Mustang additionally careened off the freeway and hit a lightweight publish, police mentioned.
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Police mentioned the driving force of the dashing Mustang sideswiped the officer’s patrol automotive, inflicting it to fly off the freeway and flip the wrong way up. (Suffolk County Police Division)
An off-duty Nassau County Police officer who was passing by on the time of the crash reportedly stopped to help, and in the end apprehended Fisher.
Police mentioned Gallagher, who was listed in vital situation, was flown to Stony Brook College Hospital, whereas Fisher was transported to South Shore College Hospital in Bay Shore to be handled for non-life-threatening accidents.
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He was arraigned in First District Courtroom in Central Islip on Monday and has pleaded not responsible to the fees.
Greg Wehner is a breaking information reporter for Fox Information Digital.
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Drugged-up driver behind wheel of dashing Mustang causes crash that critically injured officer: police
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