Crime & Safety
What Can Be Done To Stop Wrong-Way Crashes In Massachusetts? Retired State Trooper Calls For More Technology.
"These are split-second decisions that police officers have to make all the time," retired Massachusetts State trooper Todd McGhee said.
May 7, 2026
The death of Massachusetts State Police trooper Kevin Trainor in a wrong-way crash has renewed calls for expanded technology to prevent more tragedies on state highways.
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Early Wednesday morning, Trainor was killed while trying to stop a wrong-way driver on Route 1 in Lynnfield.
It is not known where the wrong-way driver entered Route 1. But police said 50-year-old Hernan Marrero of Roslindale was going south in the northbound lanes when he crashed into Trooper Trainor's car head-on.
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