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Trooper's Family Sues Restaurant Over Fatal Wrong-Way Crash

Trooper's family sues restaurant for $20 million over fatal wrong-way crash. The family of Massachusetts State Trooper Kevin Trainor filed suit accusing a restaurant of overserving the driver whose wrong-way crash killed him, seeking $20 million in damages, Marblehead Patch reported Aug…

MARBLEHEAD -- The family of a Massachusetts State Trooper killed in a wrong-way crash has filed a $20 million lawsuit against a restaurant they accuse of overserving the driver responsible, according to a report from Marblehead Patch.

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"Salem Trooper's Family Files $20M Lawsuit Against Restaurant Following Fatal Wrong-Way Crash": The family of State Trooper Kevin Trainor is seeking $20 million from a restaurant they say overserved the driver who caused the wrong-way crash that killed him, calling his death preventable, per Marblehead Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/marblehead/s/kkwzu/salem-troopers-family-files-20m-lawsuit-against-restaurant-following-fatal-wrong-way-crash).

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