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Cop hurt in crash with alleged DWI driver

Originally published: December 15, 2011 12:46 PM
Updated: December 15, 2011 10:05 PM
By JOHN VALENTI john.valenti@newsday.com

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A veteran Riverhead Town police officer was injured Wednesday night when a drunken driver, fleeing another officer in a pursuit, crossed into his lane and crashed into his cruiser head-on on Sound Avenue in Aquebogue, police said.

Officer Charles Schneider was airlifted to Stony Brook University Medical Center with internal injuries and is in stable condition, Riverhead Det. Sgt. Joseph Loggia...

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