Trooper Gerard B. Kane died instantly on November 15, 1937 when the car he was a passenger in left a dirt road adjacent to Deer Park Avenue in the Town of Babylon. He was thrown from the open touring car as it struck a clump of trees. Trooper Kane and his partner were enroute to a criminal mischief complaint when the accident occurred.
Trooper Kane had been a “K” Trooper assigned to the Long Island Parkway Detail and was assigned to Troop “L” when that Troop was formed.