Mass. Pike Bridge, Roadway Dedicated to Fallen State Trooper

By Ian Sloan 3/17/2018

A crowd of State Police troopers, Massachusetts officials and fallen state trooper Thomas Clardy’s family gathered at the State Police barracks in Charlton on Friday afternoon to unveil a memorial stone in his memory, announcing that a bridge on the Massachusetts Turnpike and a stretch of roadway will be named in Clardy’s honor.

“Clardy Pass” is the new name of the bridge and stretch of Interstate 90 that leads to the State Police barracks in Charlton. Friday marked two years since Massachusetts State Police Trooper Thomas Clardy was killed in the line of duty when his cruiser was struck during a traffic stop on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Charlton by a driver allegedly on drugs. Governor Charlie Baker was on hand for the dedication.

“It is my hope that from this point forward that [the] name of Trooper Tom Clardy will be remembered — by all of us, certainly,” Baker said in a video posted by State Police. “But hopefully by those who have a chance to be part of a community where that bridge is located for a long, long time.”

Clardy, who lived in Hudson, left behind his wife, Reisa, and six children. He was just 44 years old and the father of seven children. He was a military veteran, who served in both the US Army and Marines.