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Wrong-way driver had 10 drinks, misjudged jughandle before crash that killed Mass. trooper
A wrong-way driver consumed 10 alcoholic drinks at North Shore restaurants and misjudged a jughandle on Route 1 before his vehicle crashed head-on into a Massachusetts State Police cruiser, killing Trooper Kevin Trainor, according to a report released Wednesday.
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What happenedWrong-way driver had 10 drinks, misjudged jughandle before crash that killed Mass. trooper.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "Wrong-way driver had 10 drinks, misjudged jughandle before crash that killed Mass. trooper". The right frames it as "Drunk wrong-way driver killed Mass trooper after 9 drinks at bar, DA report says".
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Right / center-rightDrunk wrong-way driver killed Mass trooper after 9 drinks at bar, DA report says
Wrong-way driver had 10 drinks, misjudged jughandle before crash that killed Mass. trooper
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A wrong-way driver consumed 10 alcoholic drinks at North Shore restaurants and misjudged a jughandle on Route 1 before his vehicle crashed head-on into a Massachusetts State Police cruiser,...
Drunk wrong-way driver killed Mass trooper after 9 drinks at bar, DA report says
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Hernan Marrero was served nine drinks at Tribu Mexican Kitchen and Bar in Saugus before driving the wrong way on Route 1 and killing Trooper Kevin Trainor.
