Bennett v. DiNapoli

Peters, PJ.

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, a member of the crime prevention unit of the Nassau County Police Department, was conducting a late night narcotics investigation in April 2010 when a suspect vehicle fled from the location at issue. During the high-speed chase that ensued, the suspect vehicle traversed a road divider, causing the rear of the vehicle to raise…