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Hernan Marrero

Age : 50

Gender : Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 05/06/2026

Location : Route 1 near the Saugus and Lynnfield line

City : Lynnfield

County : Essex

State : Massachusetts

Agency : Massachusetts State Police

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by wrong-way crash during police response

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Authorities said Hernan Marrero drove a Jeep south in the northbound lanes of Route 1 in Lynnfield shortly after 2 a.m. Massachusetts State Police received multiple 911 calls reporting the wrong-way vehicle. Trooper Kevin Trainor and other troopers responded to intercept the Jeep. Marrero’s vehicle struck Trainor’s cruiser head on near the Saugus and Lynnfield line. Marrero died in the crash. Investigators later identified him as a 50 year old man from the Roslindale neighborhood of Boston. The Essex County District Attorney’s Office and Massachusetts State Police are investigating the collision.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://turnto10.com/news/local/massachusetts-state-police-trooper-dies-after-wrong-way-crash-on-route-1-lynnfield-may-6-2026
https://www.wmtw.com/article/massachusetts-wrong-way-crash-trooper-killed-lynnfield/71231686
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/mass-state-trooper-deadly-crash-lynnfield/3945772/