Trooper James MacLarnon was killed when he was struck by a vehicle.
Trooper MacLarnon's assignment was traffic control at the traffic booth, which was located at the intersection of the Southern State and Wantagh Parkways on Long Island. After he parked his motorcycle on the highway shoulder and was walking toward a fixed post, he was struck by a vehicle that was traveling west on the Southern State Parkway. Trooper MacLarnon had been employed with the New York State Police for four years.
