Patrick Curley, Suffolk police officer, dies in off-duty crash
Photo credit: SCPD; Ed Betz | Patrick Curley, an off-duty Suffolk County police officer, was killed in Commack when the sport utility vehicle he was driving collided with a garbage truck, police said. (Jan. 11, 2013)
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An off-duty Suffolk County police officer died early Friday in Commack when his sport-utility vehicle collided with a garbage truck -- another emotional blow to the department's Second Precinct, police said.
Patrick Curley, a father and 17-year police veteran, was pronounced dead at the scene.
About 3:30 a.m., Curley, 40, of Huntington, was driving west on Jericho Turnpike near Siracusa...
