Stephanie Fisher came upon the accident Monday night and treated Sean Cullen at the scene. Watch video
WEST DEPTFORD TWP. -- A nurse who treated Trooper Sean Cullen after he was struck and killed by a car Monday has spoken about her experience, according to a report on 6ABC.
Stephanie Fisher told the TV station that she was traveling with her boyfriend, who is also a state trooper, when they came upon the accident on Interstate 295.
She ran to help Cullen seconds after he was hit.
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Posted by Stephanie Fisher on Tuesday, March 8, 2016
"I wanted to get him home to his family," Fisher told 6ABC. "As we were working on him, one of the troopers yelled out that he had a baby and he had another one on the way, and I think that all pushed us to work even harder."
Another witness, Chris Kramer, recalled the scene that night. Kramer posted on Facebook that he had stopped to help put out the car fire and shortly after first responders arrived, "tragedy happened." He said an off-duty medic, registered nurse, off-duty trooper and other first responders all did what they could to try to save Cullen.
"Trooper Cullen fought. We fought. The responding resources fought," he wrote. "I struggled with this not because of the scene. Whatever could be done was done, and I would expect the same out of anyone that was in a similar position. I struggled with this not because of the blood. I have seen many scenes but this had the most. I struggled with this because it was preventable. I struggle because a family lost their son, a fiancee lost her future husband, and children lost their father."
Cullen died of his injuries early Tuesday morning.
A vigil will be held tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Westampton. His funeral is Monday in Cinnaminson.
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