A New York State Police trooper died Friday from serious injuries he suffered more than three years ago when he was hit by a “distracted driver.”
Trooper Joseph Gallagher on Dec. 17, 2018 had stopped to assist a disabled motorist on the overpass from the westbound Long Island Expressway to southbound Sagtikos Parkway. Gallagher, who was 38 at the time, was struck by a vehicle driven by Jesse Cohen, who prosecutors said was distracted by three separate texting conversations, Syracuse.com reports.