Thursday, March 27, 2025 ~ Volume 137 ~ Issue Number 19 ~ $1.00
SCPD Officer Brendon Gallagher Receives $150K After NearFatal Crash By Matt Meduri
On January 5, Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD) Officer Brendon Gallagher was involved in a crash that nearly ended his life. He was pursuing a driver who was going over 100mph while high on the Long Island Expressway. The intoxicated driver crashed into Gallagher’s vehicle, sending him off the highway near Exit 55 leaving him trapped. Gallagher was trapped in his car for forty-five minutes before he was transported to Stony Brook Hospital where he would spend twentytwo days recovering, nine of them on life support. Gallagher’s recovery was considered “miraculous” by many, notably by Dr. James Vosswinkel, SBUH’s Chief of Trauma, Emergency Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care Division. Vosswinkel memorably said that the term “miraculous” is often overstated in serious cases, but not Gallagher’s. Continued on page 11
Gallagher (third from left) accepts checks for his recovery effort. (Credit - Matt Meduri)
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