Overview
- Officials said Cody Fisher, 29, was drunk and high on marijuana when he sideswiped Officer Brendon Gallagher near Exit 55 on Jan. 5.
- The impact sent Gallagher’s cruiser into a ravine, left him pinned and impaled, and led to surgery and nine days on life support at Stony Brook University Hospital.
- Fisher pleaded guilty in September to a 10-count indictment that included assault on a police officer before Tuesday’s sentencing in Riverhead.
- In court, Fisher apologized directly to Gallagher, who later said he believed the defendant was only sorry for being caught.
- Officials noted Fisher was on probation for a Queens road‑rage gun case at the time, and Gallagher remains on medical leave in rehabilitation with plans to return to duty.