Bio & Incident Details
Age: 39
Tour: 6 years
Badge # 2821
Cause: Automobile accident
Incident Date: 6/15/2006
Weapon: Not available
Suspect: Not available
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Trooper Paul Barry was killed when his northbound patrol car drifted into the breakdown lane of I-495 and struck a parked dump truck in Wrentham. The truck was unoccupied at the time.
A citizen who was certified as an EMT traveling behind him immediately stopped and provided medical care to Trooper Barry. The citizen was able to restore a pulse until another trooper and medical crews arrived. Trooper Barry was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
While at first it was thought that Barry had fallen asleep at the while during the overnight shift, an autopsy performed following the accident found that Barry had suffered from an undiagnosed genetic heart condition, cardiac arrhythmia, abnormal electrical activity in his heart.
Trooper Barry had served with the Massachusetts State Police for six years. He is survived by his wife, three sons, four daughters, parents, brother, and sister.
