Members of the Suffolk County Police Department were on hand as Long Island Police Officer Christian Vidal was released from Stony Brook Hospital during a press conference Friday morning.
Officer Vidal, who had spent nearly a month in the hospital recovering from a fatal crash with a drunk driver, was transferred to a rehabilitation facility for the rest of his recovery.
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The crash that left Vidal seriously injured occurred on September 1, when the officer, driving northbound on 5th Avenue in Bay Shore, collided head-on with a southbound vehicle that had veered into the northbound lanes.
The driver, who police say was drunk, was killed. Officer Vidal suffered a pelvic fracture and hip dislocation and had to be airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital.
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Vidal also suffered a ruptured aorta and developed Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome that left the officer on life support for a prolonged period of time.
Long Island police officer injured in fatal crash released from hospital
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