Delaware Firefighter Fatally Struck

Data Not DramaAugust 23, 2021Line of Duty DeathsBill Carey, Line of Duty Deaths, Safety

25-year old volunteer struck while assisting a motorist

Bill Carey
23 August 2021

WILMINGTON, Delaware – A 25-year-old volunteer firefighter was fatally struck while assisting a motorist on Interstate 95 in Delaware on Sunday.

In a Facebook post the Wilmington Manor Fire Company stated that at approximately 4;15 a.m. Firefighter Cecelia Escobar-Duplan had come upon a vehicle that had spun out on I-95 at the Delaware Avenue off-ramp and was attempting to assist the driver when she was struck by a passing vehicle.

Firefighter Escobar-Duplan was transported to a hospital where she succumbed to her injuries.

Police told DelawareOnline that the other driver “was unable to perceive the collision ahead due to lighting and weather conditions.”

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