High Ranking State Police Officer Killed In Crash

Weather appears not to have been the cause for a car accident that killed a high ranking state police officer in Saugus overnight.

Captain Richard J. Cashin's unmarked cruiser hit a utility pole and then crashed into a gas station on route one.

The 52-year-old Cashin was on duty as the overnight shift supervisor of Troop A, based in Danvers.

Cashin is survived by his wife and four children. He was a 28-year veteran of the State Police.

The northbound lanes of the highway were closed for about three hours after the crash.