Page 8 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, July 24, 2026 LAW VIOLATIONS | FROM PAGE 7 appropriate action on this matter,” Panetta said. She added that the ABCC requested that selectmen not speak on issues related to Tribu until after the commission’s hearing. “I am taking my direction from the ABCC,” Panetta said. “I will call my contact after the hearing for next steps. I have been following this closely, and have been in close communication with the ABCC,” she said. Board of Selectmen Vice Chair Anthony Cogliano stressed that selectmen need to review the ABCC findings before making a decision. “I think it’s important for all of us to know the facts before we comment on the incident,” Cogliano said. “I know the ABCC is conducting an investigation and I look forward to hearing what they have to say and if they are offering a recommendation to the Town for us to proceed,” he said. The investigation into the fatal crash was spearheaded by the Essex County State Police Detective Unit attached to the District Attorney’s Office. The State Police’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section (C.A.R.S.), the State Police Crime Scene Services, the State Police Technical Services Unit, the MassDOT Safety Inspectors, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) and the Lynnfield and Saugus Police Departments also assisted. “In summary, the investigation revealed the following: Marrero began his evening at a restaurant in Waltham where he purchased food and was provided one complimentary (Photo from Tribu Mexican Kitchen & Bar Facebook page) drink; his tab closed out at 7:42 P.M.,” according to the district attorney’s report. “He then traveled to Tribu Mexican Kitchen and Bar (“Tribu”) on Rte. 1 North in Saugus, approximately a 35-minute drive from the Waltham restaurant. He sat down at the bar at 9:15 P.M. and was served a margarita at 9:20 P.M.; he made a social media posting of a margarita at Tribu with the caption ‘Second stop!!!.’ Between 9:20 P.M. and 12:53 A.M., he was served a total of nine alcoholic drinks at Tribu.” At 1:56 A.M, Marrero departed the Tribu parking lot in his 2018 Jeep Wrangler and headed north on Rte. 1 in the northbound lane for approximately 2.3 miles. At 2:01 A.M., his vehicle entered the Rte. 1 “jughandle” next to Santarpio’s Pizza in Peabody, which enables drivers to reverse direction onto Rte. 1 South, according to the report. There are clear, visible, unobLAW VIOLATIONS | SEE PAGE 11
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