Hundreds
of Suffolk County police officers lined the exit of Stony Brook University
Hospital as Officer Tim Thrane left the
hospital Thursday.
Thrane was critically
injured after being struck by a
vehicle that was driven by
an alleged drunk driver.
The
35-year-old was struck by the
motor vehicle on Nov. 2 while he was setting
up flares to conduct traffic control at the scene of a previous car
accident on William Floyd Parkway
in Yaphank.
The married father of three young
children had bleeding on the brain and a fractured skull.
"He had what's called an epidural hematoma," says Dr. James Vosswinkel, of Stony Brook University
Hospital. "Essentially an artery was ripped on the inside of his skull."
Thrane now begins inpatient
rehabilitation at Saint Charles Hospital but is hopeful to be home for the holidays.
"He'll be home for Christmas," says
Janelle Thrane, the officer's wife. "That's the plan."
Thrane's doctors are optimistic he will
make a full recovery.