Sean Eamonn Cullen
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Trooper

Sean Eamonn Cullen

New Jersey State Police — West Trenton, NJ
Accident
End of Watch March 8, 2016
Age 31
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Sean Cullen was struck and killed by a vehicle while assisting at the scene of a vehicle fire.

Trooper Cullen had responded to a vehicle fire with injuries that occurred near milepost 23 on the southbound lanes of I-295 in Deptford Township. He was outside his cruiser and walking near the scene of the fire when he was struck by a passing vehicle. Trooper Cullen was transported to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, where he died from his injuries.

The driver of the vehicle that struck Trooper Cullen remained at the scene.

Trooper Cullen had served with the New Jersey State Police for 18 months assigned to the Bellmawr Station and previously served with the Westampton Police Department.

Survivors

He is survived by his 9-month-old son and fiancee.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Cullen gave the New Jersey State Police 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New Jersey. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Cullen.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location West Trenton, NJ
Platform Identity njsp.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 8, 2016
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Struck by vehicle

Trooper Sean Eamonn Cullen is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In NJ, 258 of 646 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.9% of this state's fallen. That is 8.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At New Jersey State Police, 53 of 84 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 63.1% of this agency's fallen.

New Jersey State Police
53
of 84 officers
63.1% Accident
NJ — Statewide
258
of 646 officers
39.9% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Sean Eamonn Cullen's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Sean Eamonn Cullen Compares

Age at End of Watch
31
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
2
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Sean Eamonn Cullen is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location