Attorney General Matthew Platkin | Matthew Platkin Official photo
Attorney General Matthew Platkin | Matthew Platkin Official photo
The Attorney General’s Office is investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred on Monday, May 27, 2024, in Franklin Borough, Sussex County, New Jersey.
According to the preliminary investigation, an on-duty Franklin police officer, operating a department vehicle, was involved in a collision with a civilian vehicle near the intersection of State Route 23 and Walsh Road. The crash took place at approximately 10:41 a.m. A female passenger in the civilian vehicle sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported to Morristown Medical Center for treatment. The male driver of the civilian vehicle was treated and released. The involved officer sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
The female civilian passenger was pronounced deceased at 12:45 a.m. Wednesday, May 29, 2024. No identities are being released at this time.
A 2019 law, N.J.S.A. 52:17B-107(a)(2), mandates that the Attorney General’s Office conduct investigations of deaths occurring during encounters with law enforcement officers acting in their official capacity or while the decedent is in custody. It requires all such investigations to be presented to a grand jury to determine if the evidence supports returning an indictment against the officer or officers involved.
The investigation is ongoing and no further information is being released at this time.
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