Last Wednesday morning, Massachusetts State Trooper John McGrath crashed his unmarked SUV off of Route 495 South in Haverhill after he lost control of the SUV when he swerved to get out of the way of a basketball hoop and backboard that had fallen out of the back of a truck driving in front of him. Once McGrath swerved out of the way of the basketball equipment, his SUV rolled over in the breakdown lane and up against the tree line off of the highway.
McGrath sustained minor injuries as a result of the accident and was treated at an area hospital. His SUV was towed from the scene, while fellow State Police responded to the accident site.
Haverhill’s Ernest Penachio, the 61-year-old driver of the truck carrying the unsecured equipment, was cited by police.
The accident caused severe back-ups on both the highway and back roads due to lane closures as an investigation was conducted. That same morning there were a number of additional accidents on both 495 and Route 93, causing residual delays and curiosity traffic in the opposite lanes of travel.
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