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The Senate voted 40-0 to require new infrastructure and multi-sensory warning devices to address wrong-way drivers.
Massachusetts State Troopers carry the casket of Trooper Kevin Trainor to the back of the church where the Archbishop waits to bless him during funeral service at St. James Church in Salem, Mass., on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. Finn Gomez/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool
The Massachusetts Senate unanimously voted to approve measures to address wrong-way drivers on highways after State Trooper Kevin Trainor was struck head-on and killed earlier this month by a wrong-way driver.
The Massachusetts Senate voted 40-0 to approve an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2027 budget to require new infrastructure and multi-sensory warning devices to address wrong-way drivers, a spokesperson for Senate President Karen Spilka said.
If adopted into law, MassDOT will “develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive system to prevent the occurrence of wrong way driving on limited access roadways,” the amendment says. New protocols would include directional striping, signage, and lane delineators.
MassDOT would also be responsible for implementing a new detection system to alert wrong-way drivers, public safety agencies, and other motorists about the threat of a wrong-way driver.
“To specifically ensure the safety of police officers such as Trooper Trainor, the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security would implement new training for all police officers in Massachusetts on how to deal with incidents of wrong-way driving,” Spilka’s spokesperson said.
Though his shift ended at 2 a.m., Trainor, 30, was among several troopers who responded just after 2 a.m. to reports of the wrong-way driver on Route 1 in Lynnfield. The wrong-way driver, 50-year-old Hernan Marrero of Roslindale, collided head-on with Trainor’s cruiser. Both men died in the crash.
Trainor, a field training officer, had served as a state trooper for three years. He leaves behind his fiance, mother, three brothers, and one sister. He was laid to rest earlier this month in Salem. His fiancee Jessica Ostrowski posted a message on Instagram, accompanied by photos of Trainor, whom she called her “everything” and “best friend.”
“You healed many parts of me I never thought would ever be healed,” she wrote. “I am beyond proud for the amount of love you have been given by those who loved and cared about you.”
Molly Farrar is a general assignment reporter for Boston.com, focusing on education, politics, crime, and more.
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