Drunk driver had 9 drinks before fatal crash of Mass trooper: report

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.A 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.Marrero 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.

and 12:53 a.m., he was served a total of nine alcoholic drinks at Tribu, investigators found.The Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission has issued a notice to Tribu alleging multiple civil violations, including serving alcoholic drinks after hours and serving free drinks, according to the report.A hearing is scheduled for July 28.The DA’s office said that after reviewing the case under applicable legal standards, criminal charges are “not sustainable.”Marrero left the Tribu parking lot at 1:56 a.m.

and drove north on Route 1 for about 2.3 miles before entering a jughandle near Santarpio’s Pizza in Peabody that allows drivers to reverse direction onto Route 1 south.But instead of properly entering the southbound side, Marrero grazed a guardrail, ran a red ligh...