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

Massachusetts State Trooper Kevin Trainor's family filed a $20 million lawsuit against a restaurant over his fatal wrong-way crash death. The suit, detailed by Beverly Patch, accuses the restaurant of overserving the driver blamed for the crash that killed him, part of a wrongful-death …

BEVERLY -- The family of Massachusetts State Trooper Kevin Trainor has filed a $20 million lawsuit against a restaurant, alleging it overserved the driver responsible for the wrong-way crash that killed him, according to a report from Beverly Patch.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS

"Salem Trooper's Family Files $20M Lawsuit Against Restaurant Following Fatal Wrong-Way Crash": Trainor's family is accusing the restaurant of contributing to what they call a "preventable death" by continuing to serve the driver before the crash, according to Beverly Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/beverly/s/kkwzu/salem-troopers-family-files-20m-lawsuit-against-restaurant-following-fatal-wrong-way-crash).
"Hot Tuna Acoustic Settles In at The Cabot": Longtime fans of the veteran acoustic duo turned out to the downtown Beverly venue on July 22 for an appreciative, sold-in crowd, according to Grateful Web (read it at https://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/hot-tuna-acoustic-settles-in-at-the-cabot/).

Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.

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