A Massachusetts State Police trooper hit by a wrong-way driver on Wednesday morning died of his injuries after being taken to a hospital, the agency confirmed in a brief statement.
The crash occurred on Route 1 in Lynnfield at about 2 a.m. when a driver traveling south in the northbound lanes struck a State Police cruiser, according to a department spokesperson. The driver of the wrong-way vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene.
In a subsequent statement, the department confirmed the trooper died of his injuries…