Surgery for officer hurt in chase
Photo credit: Joe Turner | An unidentified officer who was involved in a two-car crash near Exit 32, Route 110, on the Southern State, was in critical but stable condition after being airlifted to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, police said. (Nov. 21, 2011)
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The Nassau police officer who crashed her patrol car during a chase Monday on the Southern State Parkway has several upper-body fractures and has had at least two surgeries, the department said Wednesday.
"She, however, has maintained her indomitable spirit," said Nassau police department spokesman Det. Lt. Kevin Smith.
Her family has asked for privacy, police said, and the department...
