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Tennessee state trooper killed in Monday car crash

Trooper Matthew Gatti / Photo provided by the Tennessee Highway Patrol
Trooper Matthew Gatti / Photo provided by the Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Matthew Gatti / Photo provided by the Tennessee Highway Patrol
photo Trooper Matthew Gatti / Photo provided by the Tennessee Highway Patrol

A Tennessee state trooper has died after a Monday car crash, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

Matthew Gatti, a Memphis area trooper, was killed around the 74 mile marker of I-40 while he was responding to a call, a THP tweet states.

“Today, we suffered a heartbreaking loss of one of our own,” the tweet reads. “We ask that you please keep Trooper Gatti, his family and friends in your hearts and prayers during this time.”