Crime & Safety
Officer, 2 Others Hospitalized After Chain-Reaction Crash On LIE
The officer's marked patrol vehicle was hit during a traffic stop on the expressway Thursday afternoon.
BRENTWOOD, NY - Three people — including a police officer — were hospitalized after a chain-reaction crash on the Long Island Expressway in Brentwood Thursday afternoon, according to Suffolk Police.
A Highway Patrol officer was in his vehicle, conducting a traffic stop on the right shoulder, when his vehicle was rear-ended by another car on the eastbound LIE, just east of exit 52, at 12:35 p.m.
The police vehicle, a marked highway patrol unit, then struck the car that was pulled over for the traffic stop.
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The driver of the car that struck the police vehicle was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
The officer and at least one occupant of the car involved in the traffic stop were also transported to local hospitals for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
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Brentwood, NY- The east bound lanes of the Long Island Expressway were closed for an investigation after a Highway Patrol unit was struck in the rear while on a traffic stop. One driver was airlifted and the officer and another victim were taken by ambulance. pic.twitter.com/XOMjbOLkui
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