Services Set For Westfield Teen Killed By Off-Duty N.J. State Trooper

WESTFIELD, NJ — Funeral services have been set for the Westfield High School freshman Terry DiFalco who was struck and killed by an off-duty state trooper on Saturday.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 8 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. at Higgins and Bonner Echo Lake Funeral Home at 582 Springfield Avenue in Westfield.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, March 9 at 11 a.m. at St. Helen RC Church, 1600 Rahway Avenue in Westfield.

Condolences have already begun pouring in on DiFalco's obituary page on the Higgins and Bonner Echo Lake Funeral Home website:

"Our prayers and thoughts are with all of you."

"With our deepest sympathy! Our hearts are with you!"

"May Terry rest in peace. She will live on in our hearts forever. Our deepest condolences."

"Our thoughts and prayers are with your during this difficult time. May you find peace and comfort in the coming weeks. Terry's memory will live on in our hearts."

"Our hearts are with you during this difficult time. Our deepest condolences."

DiFalco, 13, was tragically struck and killed on Saturday night by a service vehicle driven by an off-duty New Jersey State Police Trooper, Union County Prosecutor's Office said.

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She was attending a gathering at Central Avenue near Wyoming Street for a scavenger hunt organized by members of the school play.

Police responded to 1800 block of Central Avenue at around 8:30 p.m. on March 4 where they found to find the DiFalco. She was subsequently pronounced dead at the scene.

Grief counselors were at Westfield High School on Monday.

The investigation is continuing, with the Union County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Unit, Union County Police Department, and Westfield Police Department assisting.

Anyone with information about this matter is being urged to contact Prosecutor’s Office Sgt. Jose Vendas at 908-358-3048 or Westfield Police Lt. Jason McErlean at 908-789- 6068.

(Image via www.higginsandbonner.co...)

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