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Friends defend driver in fatal cop crash

Published: February 8, 2011 10:22 PM
By KATHLEEN KERR AND NICHOLAS SPANGLER. nicholas.spangler@newsday.com,, kathleen.kerr@newsday.com

John Kaley, who police say fell asleep while

Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | John Kaley, who police say fell asleep while driving on the LIE before he struck and killed a police officer, leaves Nassau County Courthouse, Tuesday, in Mineola. (Feb. 8, 2011)

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Family, friends and colleagues gather at the Massapequa

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John Kaley, the truck driver charged in the death of a Nassau County police officer in a crash on the Long Island Expressway, has a history of run-ins with people whose cars he towed as part of his job, records show.

But friends and co-workers describe Kaley as a safe driver.

Damien Little - Kaley's former roommate and co-worker at three tow companies - said he doesn't think Kaley would...

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