BRENTWOOD, N.Y. -- A police officer was seriously hurt in a crash on the Long Island Expressway. The crash happened shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday near Exit 55 in Brentwood. The officer was taken by helicopter to a hospital with serious injuries.

A Suffolk County police officer is fighting for his life after he was critically injured in a crash on the Long Island Expressway Sunday, authorities said. Officer Brendon Gallagher was conducting a traffic stop on westbound Long Island Expressway near exit 55 around 6:09 p.

A crash investigation has forced the closure of all westbound lanes on the Long Island Expressway/I-495 in Brentwood Sunday night, Jan. 5, 511NY reports. The impacted stretch is between Exit 55 (Motor Parkway;

A police officer is fighting for his life after a crash on the Long Island Expressway. Brendon Gallagher was taken to the hospital in critical condition Sunday night after he crashed trying to catch up to a speeding driver near Exit 55 on the LIE in Brentwood,

A police helicopter landed near the crash site between Exits 55 and 56 and took the officer to a hospital, police said.