'We Lost A Hero:' Corrections Officer From Barnegat Dies In Crash

BARNEGAT, NJ — A corrections officer from Barnegat and a Delaware woman were killed in a crash Saturday morning in Burlington County, state police said. Brown, an officer for the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility, was headed to work.

The Delaware woman, driving in the opposite direction on Route 72, crossed into Brown's lane and hit his car at about 5:18 a.m., police said. Brown, 34, and the driver — Priscilla Broadard, 71, of Bear, Delaware — were pronounced dead at the scene in Woodland Township, according to police.

No one else was in either vehicle, police said. Route 72 was closed for about four hours, according to authorities.

New Jersey PBA Local 105 said "we lost a hero."

"He was a well respected officer and union Representative," NJ PBA Local 105 wrote on Facebook. "He truly helped many officers and will be missed by all. Please keep his family in your prayers."

A GoFundMe called "OFC. Sean Brown memorial fund" has over $13,000 in donations as of Monday morning. The fundraising goal is $50,000. He had a wife and three children, according to the fundraiser.

"OFC Brown was a role model to many as well as a union representative helping many officers in his distinguished 11 years of service," the GoFundMe says.

Services are tentatively scheduled from 12-6 p.m. Thursday at the Thos. L Shinn Funeral Home (10 Hilliard Dr., Manahawkin)," according to New Jersey PBA Local 105. A memorial service will take place at approximately 4:30 p.m.

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