Spain, J.
Petitioner, a police officer employed by the City of Newburgh Police Department, sustained a back injury in February 2005 while changing a flat tire on his patrol car. His subsequent application for accidental disability retirement benefits was denied on the ground that the incident did not constitute an accident within the meaning of Retirement and Social Security Law § 363. Petitioner requested a hearing and redetermination, following which a Hearing...
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