Police identify Mass. officer killed in crash while helping driver

The Uxbridge police officer who was killed in a car crash while helping out another driver early Wednesday morning has been identified by authorities as 43-year-old Uxbridge resident Stephen LaPorta.

The crash happened on Route 146 north in Uxbridge around 12:40 a.m., Uxbridge police said in a press release Wednesday afternoon. First responders provided medical aid to LaPorta, but he was declared dead at the scene.

LaPorta became a full-time officer and patrolman at the Uxbridge Police Department in June 2024, according to the department . Prior to becoming an officer, he worked for the department as a full-time dispatcher and part-time patrolman.

Massachusetts State Police are investigating the crash, Uxbridge police said. No further information has been released.

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