Billerica police officer killed while working road construction site


by www.lowellsun.com

www.lowellsun.com— BILLERICA — Tragedy rocked the Billerica Police Department on Friday when Sgt. Ian Taylor, a member of the department since 2011, suffered fatal injuries while working on a road construction site on Boston Road.

CBS News—Police officer seriously injured in construction accident in Billerica. BILLERICA - A police officer was seriously injured in a construction accident on Boston Road in Billerica Friday afternoon. The officer was hit by an excavator while working a detail. The officer was transported to Lahey Hospital. The road has been closed to traffic in both directions. A crew from N. Granese & Sons based in Salem was putting down a water line when it happened. More information is expected to be released by investigators Friday evening.

Boston 25 News—‘His life had impact’: Billerica police mourning loss of sergeant killed in construction accident. Sergeant Ian Taylor, 49, was working at a roadside construction site at the intersection of Boston Road and Pollard Road around 2:00 p.m. when he was struck by an excavator while helping move a large tractor-trailer

WBAL-TV—North Carolina officers killed: What we know about the four officers killed in Charlotte. All four of the law enforcement officers who died are survived by spouses and children.