Drunk wrong-way driver killed Mass. trooper after 9 drinks at bar, DA report says
A drunken wrong-way driver who killed a Massachusetts state trooper in a head-on crash had been served nine alcoholic drinks at a restaurant before blowing past clear warning signs and plowing down a highway in the wrong direction, according to a newly released DA report.Hernan Marrero, 50, of Roslindale, had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.192, which is more than twice the legal limit, when his Jeep Wrangler slammed head-on into Trooper Kevin Trainor’s cruiser around 2:04 a.m. on May 6 in Lynnfield, Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker’s office said.The crash killed both Marrero and Trainor, a 30-year-old state trooper from Georgetown.BRITNEY SPEARS STANDS THROUGH SUNROOF AT 45 MPH ON STUDIO CITY FREEWAY AFTER DUI CHARGE WAS DROPPEDA new report details Marrero’s final hours before the deadly wreck, saying he first stopped at a Waltham restaurant, where he bought food and received one complimentary drink before closing out his tab at 7:42 p.m.
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A drunken wrong-way driver who killed a Massachusetts state trooper in a head-on crash had been served nine alcoholic drinks at a restaurant before blowing past clear warning signs and plowing down a highway in the wrong direction, according to a newly released DA report.Hernan Marrero, 50, of Roslindale, had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.192, which is more than twice the legal limit, when his Jeep Wrangler slammed head-on into Trooper Kevin Trainor’s cruiser around 2:04 a.m. on May 6 in Lynnfield, Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker’s office said.The crash killed both Marrero and Trainor, a 30-year-old state trooper from Georgetown.BRITNEY SPEARS STANDS THROUGH SUNROOF AT 45 MPH ON STUDIO CITY FREEWAY AFTER DUI CHARGE WAS DROPPEDA new report details Marrero’s final hours before the deadly wreck, saying he first stopped at a Waltham restaurant, where he bought food and received one complimentary drink before closing out his tab at 7:42 p.m. He then drove to Tribu Mexican Kitchen and Bar on Route 1 North in Saugus, where he sat at the bar at 9:15 p.m. and was served a margarita five minutes later, according to investigators.VIDEO SHOWS OFF-DUTY FLORIDA SHERIFF'S SERGEANT ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTING ELDERLY COUPLE AT BARMarrero later posted a photo of a margarita on social media with the caption, "Second stop!!!" the DA’s report said.Between 9:20 p.m.
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- A drunken wrong-way driver who killed a Massachusetts state trooper in a head-on crash had been served nine alcoholic drinks at a restaurant before blowing past clear warning signs and plowing down a highway in the wrong direction, according to a newly released DA report.Hernan Marrero, 50, of Roslindale, had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.192, which is more than twice the legal limit, when his Jeep Wrangler slammed head-on into Trooper Kevin Trainor’s cruiser around 2:04 a.m. on May 6 in Lynnfield, Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker’s office said.The crash killed both Marrero and Trainor, a 30-year-old state trooper from Georgetown.BRITNEY SPEARS STANDS THROUGH SUNROOF AT 45 MPH ON STUDIO CITY FREEWAY AFTER DUI CHARGE WAS DROPPEDA new report details Marrero’s final hours before the deadly wreck, saying he first stopped at a Waltham restaurant, where he bought food and received one complimentary drink before closing out his tab at 7:42 p.m.
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