# @newsday on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DQuignhkpv8
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/38325689-newsday-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/fcf97be9f9.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-11-06T19:43:48.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Newsday • Long Island News (@newsday) — https://gondola.cc/newsday

## Caption

The Nassau County highway patrolman who was severely injured while participating in a funeral procession was released from Stony Brook University Hospital amid cheers from his fellow officers — and a passionate plea for roadside safety from the doctor who oversaw his monthlong hospitalization.

Michael Hyland, 53, raised his fist as his gurney was loaded into a Nassau police ambulance, sparking even louder applause from the scores of officers who gathered outside the hospital on a cool, breezy morning to wish him well.

Read the full story at the link in bio.
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## Stats

- **Views:** 5,471
- **Likes:** 313
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 9

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vinnie Matula | @vinmatula | https://gondola.cc/vinmatula | Social Media Manager |
| Newsday • Long Island News | @newsday | https://gondola.cc/newsday | Reporter/Journalist |

## Tags

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