2 NYPD cops paralyzed in line-of-duty crashes promoted to second-grade detectives: I wasnt going to give up

Two NYPD cops paralyzed during line-of-duty car crashes about two decades ago were promoted to second-grade detectives Friday – as one of the brave Finest declared, “I wasn’t going to give up.” Scot O.Abrams, 51, a 27-year NYPD veteran who suffered a spinal cord injury and a compound fracture to his left leg after a 2007 motorcycle crash – said he was determined to return to the job despite his life-altering injuries. Abrams received a standing ovation at One Police Plaza’s auditorium as he was officially bumped up in rank – while his proud wife Tara, 51, and son Joshua, 19, looked on.“It’s long-awaited, you know,” Abrams exclusively told The Post after the ceremony.

“Just because I was hurt, I wasn’t gonna stop being back to the job.”Abrams, who was assigned to Highway Patrol Unit 2 in Brooklyn, was heading on his motorcycle to a funeral procession when he was suddenly cut off, FOX 5 reported at the time.He lost control, slammed into a bus and was ejected from his ride.His injuries were so severe that he was given his last rites at the hospital, his wife told the network at the time. But on Friday, the detective said it’s “unbelievable” that he was able to overcome the nearly life-ending hurdle and continue to serve.“It’s the Marine in me,” Abrams said.“My wife knew it from day one.

I wasn’t going to give up… I started to go to work and, you know, give a positive outlook for [others in] the police department.”“[I wanted to] show my son who was 14 months old when my incident happened — now he’s 19 as a young man – never to give up and push through, to strive and dreams and goals will come to you,” he said.“And in five years or so, he’s going to be in blue standing right next to me,” Abrams added. Joshua – who is now enlisting in the Marine Corps and then plans to transition to the NYPD – welled up with tears as he reflected on his hero dad’s perseverance. “He’s helped me become a respecta...