Stern v. Hevesi

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Albany County) to review a determination of respondent which denied petitioner’s application for accidental disability retirement benefits.

Petitioner worked as a police officer and a paramedic for approximately 25 years. On May 18, 1993, he was involved in an automobile accident when the brakes failed on an emergency services truck he was driving and he struck a pole and building. As a result of this accident, he sustained injuries to his neck, back and knees. Thereafter, during the…