Lynnfield, MA Crash Report: Route 1 Wrong-Way Driver Kills State Trooper

May 6, 2026 | Lynnfield

Report ID: May 6, 2026

NCIC#: Unknown

Officer ID#: Unknown

Traffic Unit 1: Massachusetts State Police cruiser (Trooper Kevin Trainor)

Traffic Unit 2: Jeep (Hernan Marrero, 50, of Roslindale)

Occupants: 2 total — one per vehicle

Injuries/Fatalities: Two fatalities — Trooper Kevin Trainor, 30, pronounced dead at Massachusetts General Hospital; Hernan Marrero, 50, pronounced dead at the scene

Vehicle Damage: Both vehicles involved in a head-on-type collision; extent of damage Unknown

Property Damage: Unknown

Road Surface: Unknown

Manner of Impact: Wrong-way head-on collision — Jeep traveling southbound in a northbound lane struck a northbound cruiser

Pedestrian/Cyclist Location: N/A

Narrative

On Wednesday, May 6, 2026, just after 2:00 a.m., Massachusetts State Police Trooper Kevin Trainor, 30, was fatally injured when his cruiser was struck on Route 1 northbound near the Saugus-Lynnfield line in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, by a Jeep driven by Hernan Marrero, 50, of Roslindale, who was traveling southbound in a northbound lane.

Trooper Trainor was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where he was later pronounced dead. Marrero was pronounced dead at the scene. Trainor, assigned to the Danvers barracks and a member of the Massachusetts State Police since 2023, is survived by his mother Barbara, his fiancée Jessica, and several siblings.

The crash remains under investigation by the Essex County District Attorney’s Office. Full details are developing.

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