Mazzei v. DiNapoli

Petitioner, a former police detective, was injured in December 1999 when he was pinned against a utility pole after his parked patrol car, which he had exited, was struck by another vehicle. He filed applications for accidental and performance of duty disability retirement benefits, which were denied.* Thereafter, as petitioner’s condition worsened, he filed two additional applications, one for accidental disability retirement benefits and the *1459second for performance of duty disability retirement benefits. Following the initial denial of these applications, a de novo hearing was conducted…