MTA officer dies more than a year after accident

An MTA law enforcement officer who has been in a coma for more than a year after an accident on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge has died, the agency said Monday. MTA Bridges and Tunnels Officer Thomas Choi is the first officer to die in the line of duty in the 81-year history of the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, according to an MTA news release.