Overview
- Police say a driver traveling south in the northbound lanes of Route 1 in Lynnfield struck a responding Massachusetts State Police cruiser.
- The wrong-way driver was pronounced dead at the scene, and the trooper was taken to a Boston hospital with life-threatening injuries.
- MassDOT closed Route 1 north at Walnut Street in Saugus and urged drivers to avoid the area during several hours of cleanup and crash investigation.
- Officials have not released the names of those involved and described all details as preliminary while the investigation continues.
- Recent wrong-way crashes in the region, including one on I-495 in Chelmsford, underscore a recurring safety issue that endangers first responders heading to emergencies.