Mourning For Beloved WPU College Student Killed In Horrific Crash

A New Jersey community and a college are mourning the death of a 20-year-old student, an accomplished cheerleader and softball player, whose vehicle crashed over the weekend, and then rolled over.

Social media posts from Wallington High School and William Paterson University paid tribute to Emily Desbiens, who was killed early Sunday when her sedan ran up a utility pole guide wire and rolled over before landing on top of her, according to Daily Voice. Desbiens, who was going to be a senior in September, was ejected from the car in the crash, which took place just blocks from her Wallington home at Paterson and Mount Pleasant avenues.

Members of William Paterson University's Delta Phi Epsilon sorority mourned their sister, offering their solemn words to Daily Voice. "Emily, you are a beautiful soul with an endless amount of unconditional love and joy...A one in a million person who we were all undeniably lucky to know."

Desbiens, a lifelong resident of Wallington, was only a few weeks away from her 21st birthday.

Desbiens was born in Hackensack on June 20, 1997, to Bernard and Beverly Desbiens. She was a graduate of Wallington High School Class of 2015, where she had been a varsity cheerleader and an MVP in girls softball, according to her obituary from Warner-Wozniak Funeral Service. She had also been a Girl Scout in the Lenni-Lenape Council.

Emily had just finished her junior year at William Paterson University, where she was in the Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority. She participated with Heroes and the Cool Kids Program. "Emily enjoyed walking her dog Jeb, camping, hiking and beach days," according to her obituary.

Emily was a parishioner of Transfiguration of Our Lord Polish National Catholic Church in Wallington, where she served as a lector and as a Sunday School teacher, according to her obituary.

Services for the 20-year-old Wallington woman will be held Thursday and Friday. Visitation will be held Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Warner-Wozniak Funeral Service on Midland Avenue in Wallington. A funeral Mass will be Friday at Transfiguration Polish National Catholic Church, with interment at East Ridgelawn Cemetery in Clifton.

Here are some of the tributes to Emily:

Photo courtesy of Warner-Wozniak Funeral Service