New Jersey trooper dies after being hit at accident scene

DEPTFORD TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- A New Jersey state trooper died early Tuesday, hours after he sustained severe head injuries when he was hit by a vehicle at the scene of an accident, state police said.

Trooper Sean Cullen was 31 years old and had been a trooper for about two years.

Cullen had responded to an accident in the southbound lanes of Interstate 295 in Deptford Township around 8:15 p.m. Monday. A car was on fire and several fire trucks and police vehicles had emergency lights on, state police said. He was walking near the crash when he was struck by a vehicle.

Cullen was airlifted to Cooper University Hospital in Camden with severe head injuries. Family members and numerous law enforcement officers held a vigil before State Police Superintendent Col. Rick Fuentes told them that Cullen had died at about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday.

The 22-year-old woman who hit the trooper stopped and was cooperating with investigators.

No charges have been filed and the investigation was ongoing.

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