Daniel Kerstetter had been with MSP for less than two years when he died following a crash this week. But his impact will be felt for years to come.

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)

LINCOLN PARK, MI (AP)— A Michigan State Police officer will be taken off life support after his vehicle was rear-ended last week while parked along I-75 near Detroit. Daniel Kerstetter worked for the state police Motor Carrier Division, which keeps an eye on trucks and other commercial vehicles.

Kerstetter, 45, could not overcome the injuries he sustained in the Friday crash, and his family decided to donate his organs, according to the state police.

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.