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    Family of former wrestler, New Jersey state trooper to receive $2.3 million

    The family of a New Jersey State Police officer fatally struck while in the line of duty at a crash scene nearly two years ago has settled lawsuits over his death for nearly $2.4 million, an attorney said Tuesday.

    Sean Cullen
    Trooper Sean Cullen -- a wrestler at Cinnaminson High School in New Jersey who later earned NCAA All-American honors at Pennsylvania's Lycoming College -- was struck while responding to a car accident on I-295 in Deptford the night of March 7, 2016. He died the following day at a hospital in Camden, N.J.

    The 31-year-old Cullen left behind a fiancée and two young sons.

    In announcing the $2.375 million settlement -- reached with the insurance companies of the driver whose vehicle struck Cullen, and the motorist who caused the initial accident -- Philadelphia attorney John Dodig told the Courier-Post, "This was a very sad and tragic case that befell this wonderful family."

    Dodig went on to say that Cullen "loved his job as a New Jersey state trooper and lost his life serving the citizens of New Jersey."

    As InterMat reported in March 2016, Cullen had been team captain at Cinnaminson High, and was the school's first wrestler to achieve 100 wins. At Lycoming, Cullen was a three-time NCAA Division III championships qualifier, earning All-American honors at 133 pounds at the 2005 Nationals. He also served as team captain at Lycoming for two seasons. Six years ago, Cullen was welcomed into the Lycoming Athletics Hall of Fame.
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