Driver accused of hitting motorcyclist, leaving scene

A Garden City man was arrested for allegedly driving off after hitting and seriously injuring a motorcyclist.

James Gallagher, 69, was trying to make a left turn east onto Old Country Road from Linden Street in his 2001 Nissan Pathfinder when he hit a motorcyclist who was traveling east in the right lane of Old Country Road.  Gallagher kept driving although the motorcyclist, 29, had been injured.

The motorcyclist who had internal injuries and a partial amputation of his right foot was taken to a hospital, where he was listed in critical but stable condition.

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Nassau County police officer hit by car and taken to hospital

LAWRENCE, NY - A nassau county police officer was struck by a car and rushed to Nassau University Medical Center.  A spokesman says the accident happened on the Nassau Expressway in Lawrence on Tuesday at about 11:30am.

The Unidentified officer was struck just north of the Atlantic Beach Bridge.  There was no immediate information on the officer's condition.

Police said it was not known if the driver stopped after the accident.

The expressway was closed in both directions.

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