CANFIELD — The death of a local state trooper has sent a wave of grief throughout the Mahoning Valley and local law enforcement.

“The loss of a trooper touches every department, every partner agency and every Ohioan whose lives are made safer through their service,” the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Department wrote in a Facebook post . “Today, we stand united in grief and gratitude for the life and legacy of Trooper Cayton.”

Trooper Nicholas Cayton was killed Thursday in a crash on State Route 11 in Canfield. Cayton was sitting in his cruiser with his emergency lights on when a truck crashed into the back of the vehicle, causing it to go forward into the back of the disabled tractor-trailer he had pulled over to assist. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

“When one of us goes, it d

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