Drugged driver driving Mustang at high speed causes crash that seriously injures officer (police)

A Brentwood, New York, man was arrested after allegedly speeding on the Long Island Expressway (LIE) while impaired by drugs and causing a crash that seriously injured a officer, according to police.

Court records show Cody Fisher, 29, faces several charges, including driving while impaired by drugs, second-degree assault, second-degree unlawful fleeing from a police officer in a motor vehicle and reckless driving .

Suffolk County Police say Highway Patrol Officer Brendon Gallagher was conducting a traffic stop around 6 p.m. Sunday on the west side of LIE when a 2021 Ford Mustang drove by at a high rate of speed.

Gallagher, who is a member of the Street Takeover Task Force, responded to the speed of the vehicle and activated his lights and sirens before attempting to stop the driver of the Mustang.

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A drugged driver behind the wheel of a Mustang at high speed allegedly caused a crash that left a Suffolk County police officer fighting for his life, police said. (Suffolk County Police Department)

Police said the driver of the Mustang, later identified as Fisher, lost control of the car and sideswiped Gallagher’s patrol car.

The crash caused Gallagher’s patrol car to go off the highway and overturn.

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First responders at the scene of the crash that left Highway Patrol Officer Brendon Gallagher fighting for his life. (Suffolk County Police Department)

Fisher’s Mustang also left the highway and struck a light pole, police said.

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Police said the driver of the speeding Mustang sideswiped the officer’s patrol car, causing it to go off the highway and roll over. (Suffolk County Police Department)

An off-duty Nassau County police officer who was passing by at the time of the crash reportedly stopped to help and eventually apprehended Fisher.

Police said Gallagher, who was in critical condition, was flown to Stony Brook University Hospital, while Fisher was taken to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

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He was arraigned Monday in First District Court in Central Islip and pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.