TRAGIC ACCIDENT! 19-year-old Girl Dies After Collision With Franklin Police Officer

A 19-year-old girl died after colliding with an on-duty Franklin police officer driving his marked police car.

The incident occurred on Monday at the crossroads of Route 23 and Walsh Road in Franklin Borough, Sussex County. Deanna D’Arco died two days later.
A memorial has been installed at the crash site just days after it occurred. Reconstruction paint is also evident. “The sound of the crash was horrible,” claimed witness Corie Marquart. “It looked horrible. “You knew someone was really, really hurt.”

D’Arco was a passenger in one of the vehicles involved in the collision. It occurred shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Monday. She died of her injuries early Wednesday morning. Her driver was treated and then discharged.

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According to the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, the other motorist was an on-duty Franklin police officer driving a department vehicle.
Witnesses claim it happened just minutes after the borough’s Memorial Day celebration.

“The parade is ending, and I see the cop fly past me southbound,” said Marquart. “I am like, ‘Why is he going so fast?'” So I turn around and check behind me, and this car is moving off into [Route] 23.”

According to eyewitnesses, the two automobiles collided. The attorney general’s office has not provided any information regarding the officer’s identity or status. It is still unclear whether speed or other variables played a role.

The D’Arco family erected a New Jersey Sharing Network flag outside Morristown Medical Center on Friday morning, designating D’Arco as an organ donor.