Albany, NY : Nassau police officer injured in collision, officials say on Monday, 1st January 2018

A Nassau County police officer on New Year’s Eve DWI patrol suffered serious head injuries early Monday after an intoxicated motorist hit his unmarked patrol car head-on, authorities said.

Acting Nassau Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said Officer Willard Gomes was in serious but stable condition at a hospital. Authorities declined to say where Gomes was hospitalized.

“He was on DWI patrol, enforcing DWI laws for New Year’s Eve,” Ryder said Monday during a news conference at Nassau police headquarters in Mineola.

Source :
Nassau police officer injured in collision, officials say