BRENTWOOD, N.Y. -- A police officer was seriously hurt in a crash on the Long Island Expressway. The crash happened shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday near Exit 55 in Brentwood. The officer was taken by helicopter to a hospital with serious injuries.

A Suffolk County police officer is fighting for his life after he was critically injured in a crash on the Long Island Expressway Sunday, authorities said. Officer Brendon Gallagher was conducting a traffic stop on westbound Long Island Expressway near exit 55 around 6:09 p.

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A police officer is fighting for his life after a crash on the Long Island Expressway. Brendon Gallagher was taken to the hospital in critical condition Sunday night after he crashed trying to catch up to a speeding driver near Exit 55 on the LIE in Brentwood,

Suffolk police officer Brendon Gallagher remains hospitalized in critical condition after he was seriously injured in a crash on the Long Island Expressway Sunday. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

A Suffolk County cop was airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries after his patrol car was involved in a nasty crash on the Long Island Expressway Sunday night, according to police. The crash happened around 6:10 p.

A Suffolk County police officer suffered serious injuries in a crash on the Long Island Expressway and was assisted by off-duty officers from Nassau County, police said.

A police helicopter landed near the crash site between Exits 55 and 56 and took the officer to a hospital, police said.