STONY BROOK, Long Island (WABC) -- A police officer on Long Island, nearly killed in a crash during a funeral procession last month, received a round of applause on Thursday after spending a month in the ICU, where he was on life support for some time.

It was the power of modern medicine and the Nassau County police officer's will to live, but doctors say 53-year-old Michael Hyland survived because of something even more powerful.

"They were by his bed every minute," said Dr. James Vosswinkel, a trauma surgeon at Stony Brook University Hospital.

Hyland left Stony Brook University Hospital after spending 29 days in the ICU, surrounded by his supporters, and his trauma surgeon, who called his recovery nothing short of remarkable.

"People don't get through these injuries, so when I say h

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