Crime & Safety
Man Hit By Forklift While Working In Brentwood
An officer saved the man by applying a tourniquet to his leg before being transferred to the hospital.
BRENTWOOD, NY - A Suffolk Police officer rescued a man who was hit with a forklift while working in Brentwood Tuesday morning.
Gabriel Leveille, 66, of Westbury was operating a mechanical pallet jack at Broadridge on 300 Executive Drive when he was accidentally struck by a forklift at 10:05 a.m.
Officer Kevin Bell responded and applied a tourniquet to his right leg.
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Leveille was then transported by Brentwood Legion Ambulance to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore for treatment.
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