Around 2 a.m. on Wednesday, May 7th, State Trooper Kevin Trainor was responding to reports of a Jeep driving the wrong way on Route 1 north, in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, when he was struck by this driver. The driver, identified as 50-year-old Hernan Marrero, was pronounced dead at the scene while Trainor died in the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston later in the day Wednesday.
After the crash, Route 1 north near Walnut Street in Saugus was closed for about six hours. Commuters were encouraged to avoid that area on their morning drive. Both were removed from the highway at about 8 a.m. and all of Route 1’s northbound lanes were opened just minutes later.
30 year-old Trainor worked out of the Danvers barracks for the State of Massachusetts, and has been working as a State Policeman since 2023. The loss of Trainor affected many, specifically his soon-to-be wife, Jessica, his mother Barabara, and four siblings. Trainor was loved by his community. Many residents near the Danvers barracks had dropped off flowers and other gifts to show their support. Many of his fellow troopers have shared how strongly he cared for the community. Trainor was committed to serving the people and keeping the public safe.
According to WCVB, the State Police Colonel, Geoffrey Noble, shared that Trainor’s shift was scheduled to end at 2:00 a.m. When the call came in at 2:01 a.m., “he did what all troopers will do, on-duty or off-duty, and that is be there to help, and that is what he did.” Then he added on by explaining that Trainor did his duty and saved lives on Wednesday morning, Noble stated, “his courage, his commitment to serve the citizens of the commonwealth, and even be willing to put his life on the line, which he did today, prevented an even greater tragedy, for I am confident that had this tragedy not occurred, there would have been countless other tragedies down the road. He will be remembered as a hero.” Troops gathered outside Mass. General before his four-mile procession to honor the fallen hero.
WCVB shared Governor Maura Healey’s gratitude for Trainor and his family; she said “Kevin came from a family that is committed to public service — his siblings, who I met — an EMT, a firefighter, a physician’s assistant, among others, and Kevin was about public service, and that is what his all-too-brief-career was about.” Healey was “heartbroken” over this tragic incident and has reached out to support the family.
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