A New York appellate court overturned a denial of benefits to a police detective for his injuries in a car accident that happened while he headed to his precinct to pick up a police vehicle to take to a crime scene.
Case: Matter of Serrata v. Suffolk County Police Department, No. 534726, 05/18/2023, published.
Facts: Tulio Serrata worked for the Suffolk County Police Department as a detective sergeant.
On April 26, 2021, Serrata was scheduled to work a shift from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and to be on standby from 1-9 a.m.
At around 4 a.m., Serrata received a call about a suspected crime. Serrat...
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