A Lake View woman is turning personal tragedy into a call for organ donation [Video]

LAKE VIEW, N.Y. — There’s a renewed push for more people to sign up as organ donors.

Right now, Donate Life NYS says that 10,000 New Yorkers need a life-saving organ transplant.

Maria Cosen of Lake View shared the story of how her husband collapsed while driving their son from baseball practice.

“They were mid-conversation, my husband was laughing, and it was as if he fell asleep,” she said. “And at that moment, my son kind of took control of the wheel.”

That was on Jan. 31. Brian Cosen suffered a brain aneurysm with his 14-year-old year old son in the car. Despite attempts to revive him, Brian officially died the next day. 

It was the 26th anniversary of his first date with his wife Maria. He was just 46 years old.

Unknown to Maria, Brian signed …