Massachusetts State Police Trooper Kevin Trainor Killed Trying to Stop Wrong-Way Driver in Crash on Route 1 in Lynnfield
- Early Wednesday, a Massachusetts State Police Trooper and a wrong-way driver were killed in a head-on collision on Route 1 in Lynnfield around 2 a.m.
- The Trooper was among several officers responding to 911 calls from drivers who spotted a gray Jeep heading south in the northbound lanes near the Lynnfield tunnel.
- Although emergency responders transported the Trooper to Massachusetts General Hospital with life-threatening injuries, he succumbed to his injuries. Massachusetts State Police confirmed the fatality at 9:15 a.m., while the wrong-way driver died at the scene.
- Governor Maura Healey stated she was "heartbroken," noting the Trooper "put himself in harm's way to protect others." The crash forced Route 1 northbound closure at Walnut Street in Saugus.
- State Police reconstruction teams remain investigating the incident as all lanes of Route 1 reopened around 8 a.m. Officials have not yet released the identities of the deceased.
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Mass State Trooper Kevin Trainor Killed in the Line of Duty
BOSTON – A Massachusetts State Trooper died in the line of duty in a crash during the early morning on Wednesday, May 6, on Route 1 in Lynnfield. Trooper Kevin Trainor, 30, who served from the Danvers State Police Barracks, was travelling on Route 1 just after 2 AM when his shift ended. Trainor responded to a report of a wrong-way driver and attempted to locate the driver, according to police. A Jeep struck Trainor’s cruiser while driving south …
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