
Route 1 reopens after Scarborough-Saco crash
The Scarborough Police Department says Route 1 is now open in both directions after a crash caused a closure between Stewart Drive in Scarborough and the Scarborough-Saco line due to downed wires.
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The Scarborough Police Department says Route 1 is now open in both directions after a crash caused a closure between Stewart Drive in Scarborough and the Scarborough-Saco line due to downed wires.

A Massachusetts State Police trooper, 30-year-old Kevin Trainor, died after his cruiser was struck by a Jeep traveling the wrong way on Route 1 in Lynnfield while responding to a call; the other driver, Hernan Marrero, 50, of Roslindale, also died at the scene. Trainor, who had recently graduated from the MSP Academy, was remembered by officials as a hero, and the crash is under investigation.

A Massachusetts State Police trooper, Kevin Trainor, died from injuries after his cruiser was struck by a wrong-way driver on Route 1 northbound in Lynnfield, near Saugus. The other driver died at the scene; Route 1 northbound was closed for hours for an on-scene investigation. Gov. Maura Healey and police officials mourned his line-of-duty death.

A Massachusetts State Police trooper, Kevin Trainor (30), was killed when his cruiser was struck by a wrong-way driver on Route 1 in Lynnfield, MA, as he was on his way home from work; the other driver also died. Trainor, who joined the MSP in 2023 after working as a corrections officer with the Essex County Sheriff’s Department, is survived by his mother, fiancée, and siblings. Gov. Maura Healey called him a hero, and investigators have not released the wrong-way driver’s identity; the crash remains under investigation.

A Massachusetts State Police trooper responding to reports of a wrong-way driver was killed when a southbound vehicle in the northbound lanes struck his cruiser on Route 1 in Lynnfield. The wrong-way driver died at the scene, and the trooper died later at Massachusetts General Hospital. Route 1 north was closed for about six hours during the morning rush as investigators worked; Gov. Healey offered condolences.

A person died after their SUV rear-ended a tractor-trailer that was stopped on Route 1 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The driver of the tractor-trailer was unharmed, and a medical helicopter was called to the scene. The crash occurred near Extra Space Storage, about a mile south of Gillette Stadium.

Patrick Royster, 42, of Taunton, was identified as the pedestrian struck and killed by a vehicle on Route 1 in Wrentham, Massachusetts. The crash occurred at around 5:45 p.m. near Thurston Street, and it is believed that Royster was initially hit by one vehicle and then struck by another while disabled in the roadway. The incident is still under investigation, and it remains unclear if weather played a role in the crash.