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State Police announced that State Trooper Joseph Gallagher was seriously injured after he was struck by a vehicle while assisting a disabled motorist at the on-ramp of a Long Island Highway on Monday. Trooper Gallagher is assigned to Troop L in Brentwood in Nassau County, and he has been a member of the State Police since 2014. Trooper Gallagher was taken to an area hospital & underwent emergency surgery, he was lsited in Critical condition.