WILMINGTON, Del. — Officials say a firefighter and West Chester University security officer was killed on Interstate 95 in Delaware early Sunday when she got out of her car to help at a crash scene.
News outlets report that university police and fire officials identified the woman as Cecilia Escobar-Duplan.
University police say Escobar-Duplan was driving home from her shift when she came upon a crash.
Delaware State Police say she stopped on an off-ramp and walked into the lane where a Jeep crashed, where she was assisting when a pickup truck hit her.
Escobar-Duplan died at a hospital and police say the Jeep driver was treated and released.
Weather conditions and lighting kept the pickup driver from seeing the crash ahead.
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