Crime & Safety
Police: Officer Injured by Drunk Driver
Massapequa man charged with DWI after hitting patrol car at traffic light Friday night.
A Massapequa man was arrested and charged with DWI Friday night after striking a Nassau County Police patrol car.
According to the Seventh Precinct, Thomas Tighe, 48, driving a 2012 Lincoln MKT, struck the patrol car from behind at the intersection of Hicksville and Merrick roads at approximately 7:55 p.m.
A female police officer, stopped at the traffic light, suffered neck and back pain. She was treated and released at an area hospital, police said.
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Assisting officers determined Tighe was intoxicated and made the arrest. He will be arraigned Saturday in First District Court in Hempstead.
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