Report ID: 2026-05-06
NCIC#: Unknown
Officer ID#: Unknown
Traffic Unit 1: Massachusetts State Police SUV cruiser
Traffic Unit 2: Jeep (wrong-way driver)
Occupants: Two — one Massachusetts State Police trooper (Danvers barracks); one wrong-way driver
Injuries/Fatalities: Two fatalities — the trooper was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston where he was pronounced dead; the wrong-way driver was pronounced dead at the scene
Vehicle Damage: Both vehicles reported heavily damaged
Property Damage: Unknown
Road Surface: Unknown
Manner of Impact: Head-on — wrong-way driver traveling southbound in a northbound lane struck the responding trooper’s cruiser
Pedestrian/Cyclist Location: N/A
Narrative
On May 6, 2026, at approximately 2:00 a.m., a Massachusetts State Police trooper assigned to the Danvers barracks was fatally struck on Route 1 near the Saugus/Lynnfield line in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, when a wrong-way driver traveling southbound in a northbound lane collided head-on with his responding cruiser. The trooper had been dispatched in response to reports of the wrong-way driver on the roadway at the time of the crash.
Both individuals sustained fatal injuries — the trooper was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston where he was later pronounced dead, while the wrong-way driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Video from the scene showed the trooper’s SUV and a Jeep sustaining heavy damage. Neither victim’s name had been released as of the time of this report.
Massachusetts State Police Col. Geoffrey Noble and multiple members of the department gathered at the hospital in the hours following the crash. Route 1 northbound was closed at Walnut Street for several hours while investigators gathered evidence and crews removed the vehicles. Full details are developing.
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