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Long Island Police Officer Critically Injured By Drunk Driver To Be Released From Hospital Long Island Police Officer Critically Injured By Drunk Driver To Be Released From Hospital
Long Island Police Officer Critically Injured By Drunk Driver To Be Released From Hospital A Long Island police officer who was critically injured by an alleged drunk driver will be released from the hospital following a month-long stay. Timothy Thrane of the Suffolk County PD was directing traffic at the intersection of William Floyd Parkway and Yaphank Woods Blvd., on Wednesday, Nov. 3 when a drunk driver struck the rear of a parked GMC Yukon causing that vehicle to strike Thrane.  Thrane, age 35, suffered life-threatening brain injuries and was on life support and a ventilator, said the Suffolk County Police. Following multiple surgeries and round-the-clock care, the thr…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Long Island Police Officer Returns To Work A Year After Medically-Induced Coma Long Island Police Officer Returns To Work A Year After Medically-Induced Coma
Long Island Police Officer Returns To Work A Year After Medically-Induced Coma A Long Island police officer is back to work just over a year after he was critically injured in a crash with a drunk driver and placed in a medically-induced coma. Suffolk Couty Police Officer Christian Vidal was struck while driving northbound on Fifth Avenue in Bay Shore when the intoxicated driver veered into his lane on Sept. 1 of 2019, according to police.  Vidal was airlifted to Stony Brook Hospital with severe injuries, including a pelvic fracture, a ruptured aorta and a dislocated hip; for the other driver, the crash was fatal.  Vidal also developed Acute Respiratory Dis…

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by Christina Coulter
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Police Officer Seriously Injured In Fatal LI Crash With Drunk Driver Released From Hospital Police Officer Seriously Injured In Fatal LI Crash With Drunk Driver Released From Hospital
Released From Hospital The police officer who was seriously injured in a fatal crash with a drunk driver has been released from the hospital. Suffolk County Police Officer Christian Vidal was released from Stony Brook University Hospital on Friday, Sept. 27 around 10:30 a.m., officials say. Police say Vidal was driving northbound on Fifth Avenue in Bay Shore when a southbound vehicle veered into the northbound lanes and struck his vehicle on Sunday, Sept. 1. The driver, who police say was intoxicated, was killed in the crash. Vidal was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital with severe injuries including a…

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by Valerie Musson