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Injured Nassau cop takes stand but does not speak

Nassau Police Officer Kenneth Baribault smiled weakly Tuesday at his parents as he sat on the witness stand, demonstrating to a jury what he can and cannot do since an accused drunken driver slammed into his patrol car on the Long Island Expressway more than a year ago.

Instead of talking, he can only give a "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" sign, and occasionally repeat single words when they...

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