NYS trooper seriously injured in September crash returns home after surgeries

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- New York State Trooper Salvatore Mattina, a 10-year veteran of the force, was riding his state police motorcycle on Sept. 13 in Niagara County when a car failed to yield and crashed into him. After multiple surgeries and nearly a month in the hospital, Mattina is finally home.

Even though he still can’t support his own weight on one leg, he was able to graduate from rehab Wednesday and will now continue recovering at home.

“He just plowed through it all...