Sophia Bennett, 16, killed, two others injured in a two-car crash at the intersection of Hurffville Road and Deptford Center Road in Deptford, New Jersey

Modified Date: 
Tue, 03/26/2024 - 10:11am
Accident Date: 
Friday, March 22, 2024

Police: 16-year-old killed; 2 others injured in Deptford car crash

A 16-year-old from Washington Township was killed and two other people were hurt following a car crash Friday night in Deptford. Police say the accident involved two cars at the intersection of Hurffville and Deptford Center roads.

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The two-car collision occurred at the intersection of Hurffville Road and Deptford Center Road just after 8 p.m.

16-year-old N.J. girl killed in crash identified as student-athlete

The 16-year-old girl killed in a two-vehicle collision last week in Deptford has been identified as a local high school student and athlete.

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As Bennett's family looks ahead at the seemingly impossible burden of laying the 16-year-old to rest, her mother is pleading for people not to forget Bennett, her voice and everything she embodied.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Sophia Bennett
Area: 
Trenton-NJ