Uxbridge, Massachusetts police officer Stephen LaPorta was killed in a crash on Route 146 early Wednesday morning.
LaPorta was on duty helping another driver on the northbound side of the highway at 12:40 a.m. when the crash happened. Police said he died at the scene. LaPorta was 43 years old and lived in Uxbridge.
“Despite lifesaving efforts by emergency responders, the officer succumbed to injuries sustained in the collision,” Uxbridge Police said in a statement.
“An ice rink up here”
There’s no word yet on what caused the crash or how many vehicles were involved, but roads across Massachusetts were icy due to freezing rain overnight. An officer was heard on police scanner audio shortly before the crash saying it was “an ice rink up here.”…