Police: Two Nassau cops injured in DWI crash

Two Nassau County police officers were injured early Saturday morning when a drunken driver's car slammed into their police cruisers on the Long Island Expressway, police said.

The officers, in separate police units, were working a construction detail in the LIE's eastbound lanes near Exit 48 in Plainview. About 3:10 a.m., Nigel Francis, 38, of Deer Park, drove his Nissan into both police cars, police said.

Both officers were treated for injuries and released from a hospital.

Francis and a passenger, Shannah Jordan, 29, were taken to Nassau University Medical Center where they were treated for injuries and released. Francis was charged with driving while intoxicated and is scheduled to be arraigned Saturday morning in First District Court in Hempstead.

By KEITH HERBERT
Posted Saturday, December 5, 2009

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