With hospital staff and officers standing all around her, tears on faces and noses red, the wife of Michigan State Police Motor Carrier Officer Daniel Kerstetter craned her neck up toward the sky for a moment with her eyes closed. Then she walked towards the flag-covered casket.

Lincoln Park, Mich. — Michigan State Police Motor Carrier Officer Daniel Kerstetter was to be removed from life support after his organs were donated, state police announced about 8:30 p.m. Sunday.

Michigan State Police Officer Daniel Kerstetter will be removed from life support following a severe traffic accident.

Friends, family and officers are saying a final goodbye to a Michigan State Police officer killed in the line of duty.

A Michigan State Police trooper died Sunday, Sept. 15, after he was struck by a Ford Explorer around 8:30 a.m. Friday along northbound I-75 in Lincoln Park. (MLive File Photo)

Michigan State Police Motor Carrier Officer Daniel Kerstetter was in his cruiser on the side of the road during a traffic stop in Lincoln Park when he was struck by another

LINCOLN PARK – A Michigan State Police Trooper was injured, and a woman died after a crash on northbound I-75 Friday morning. On Sept. 13 at around 8:40 a.m., a Michigan State Police Motor Carrier Officer was conducting a traffic stop on a semi on I-75 near Dix when he was struck by another vehicle.

Motor Carrier Officer Daniel Kerstetter will be taken off life support just days after a crash on I-75 in Detroit, police say.