An Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper was killed while assisting a disabled vehicle in Canfield on Thursday.
In a post on social media, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said Trooper Nicholas P. Cayton was in his cruiser when it was hit by the driver of a semi-truck on state Route 11 south, killing him. Authorities said he was assisting a disabled commercial vehicle at the time of the crash in Mahoning County.
“Today, the Patrol lost a member of our family. This is a tragedy for the Ohio State Highway Patrol and the Ohio Department of Public Safety,” Ohio State Highway Patrol Superintendent Colonel Charles A. Jones said in a post on Facebook. “Our prayers go out to the Cayton family during this difficult time.”…