COPS 2022 – present
Search fatalities
You can use any or all of the fields to refine the search.
Nicholas P. Cayton
Gender : Male
Age : 40
Race : White
Date : 10/16/2025
Location : State Route 11, Canfield
City : Canfield
County : Mahoning
State : Ohio
Agency : Ohio State Highway Patrol
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Trooper killed while assisting disabled semi
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 10/16/2025 at about 11:52 a.m., Trooper Nicholas P. Cayton responded to a disabled semi on State Route 11 in Canfield, Mahoning County. He was seated in his patrol cruiser with lights on when a Mack Granite truck rear-ended his cruiser, pushing it into the disabled semi. The collision also struck the driver standing outside the semi. Cayton was pronounced dead at the scene; the semi driver was airlifted to a hospital.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wlwt.com/article/ohio-trooper-struck-killed-while-assisting-with-disabled-semi/69064094
https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/nicholas-cayton-ohio-trooper-killed/
https://www.cleveland19.com/2025/10/16/ohio-state-trooper-killed-while-helping-disabled-semi-truck-mahoning-county/
