A Brentwood, New York A man has been arrested after he allegedly speeded on the Long Island Expressway (LIE) while under the influence of drugs and caused a crash that seriously injured a police officer, according to police.
Court records show 29-year-old Cody Fisher faces several charges, including Driving while impaired by drugssecond-degree assault, second-degree unlawful flight of a police officer in a motor vehicle and reckless driving.
Suffolk County Police said Highway Patrol Officer Brendon Gallagher was conducting a traffic stop around 6 p.m. Sunday, on the west side of LIE when a 2021 Ford Mustang drove by at a high rate of speed.
Gallagher, a member of the Street Takeover Task Force, responded to the speeding vehicle and activated his lights and sirens before attempting to pull over the driver of the Mustang.
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A drugged driver behind the wheel of a speeding Mustang caused a crash that left a Suffolk County police officer fighting for his life, police said. (Suffolk County Police Department)
The driver of the Mustang, later identified as Fisher, lost control of the vehicle and struck Gallagher's patrol car, police said.
The accident caused Gallagher's patrol car to leave the highway and flip upside down.
First responders are at the scene of a crash that left Highway Patrol Officer Brendon Gallagher fighting for his life. (Suffolk County Police Department)
Fisher's Mustang also veered off the highway and struck a light pole, police said.
The driver of the speeding Mustang sideswiped the officer's patrol car, causing it to leave the highway and flip upside down, police said. (Suffolk County Police Department)
Out of service Nassau County Police Officer Who was passing by at the time of the accident reportedly stopped to help and eventually arrested Fisher.
Gallagher, who was in critical condition, was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital, while Fisher was taken to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
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He was arraigned in First District Court in Central Islip on Monday and pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.
