MAHONING COUNTY, Ohio — An Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper was killed after his cruiser was struck while he was assisting a disabled semi-truck on state Route 11 in Mahoning County on Thursday morning, authorities said.

Trooper Nicholas P. Cayton, 40, was pronounced dead at the scene, the Patrol said in a statement.

“Today, the Patrol lost a member of our family. This is a tragedy for the Ohio State Highway Patrol and the Ohio Department of Public Safety,” said OSHP Superintendent Colonel Charles A. Jones in a statement. “Our prayers go out to the Cayton family during this difficult time.”

Around 11:52 a.m., Cayton responded to reports of a disabled 2024 Kenworth semi tractor-trailer stopped in the right lane of Route 11 northbound, just south of U.S. 224. The driver, 65-year-old Ne

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