Overview
- A Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department corporal was struck and killed on I-95 in Boxford while attempting to assist a stranded motorist, according to the department statement.
- The office named the victim as 51-year-old Corporal Brett Martin and said he began his career as a correction officer in February 2008.
- Martin worked in several roles at the Suffolk County House of Correction and was most recently assigned to a security post in the facility’s kitchen.
- The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department called Martin dedicated, courageous and selfless and offered condolences to his family and colleagues.
- Officials have released identification and departmental remarks but the reports do not include further investigatory details or any information about charges involving the driver who struck him.