05/08/2026
New videos show wrong-way Jeep moments before crash that killed Massachusetts State Police trooper
Authorities said Trooper Kevin Trainor was killed around 2:04 a.m. Wednesday, after his cruiser was struck by a wrong‑way driver on Route 1 in Lynnfield, Massachusetts.
According to state police, Trainor had just finished a work detail and was on his way home when a 911 call came in reporting a wrong‑way driver traveling on the highway. As troopers responded, Trainor’s Chevy Tahoe was struck head‑on by a Jeep Wrangler traveling in the wrong direction.
A garbage truck driver shared a dashcam video with Boston 25 News News showing the wrong-way Jeep speeding past him in the Broadway tunnel at 2:02 a.m.
In the video, the driver is seen blowing his airhorn and reaching for his phone to call 911.