An officer’s car dash camera, surveillance video and 911 calls released Monday by the state attorney general’s office paint a tragic picture of the moments before and after a A Franklin Borough police officer’s SUV collided with a car on Route 23 on May 27killing Deanna D’Arco, a 19-year-old Vernon resident.

Videos streamed from the office includes footage of Sgt. William Grissom’s digital camera seconds before his patrol vehicle collides with a black Honda Prelude, which emerges from behind stopped vehicles on the north side of Route 23. The Honda can be seen moving slightly northbound in the southbound lane, with video released by the state attorney general’s office stopped moments before Grissom’s vehicle struck the passenger side of the Honda.

Darian Carver, 21, of Branchville, was driving the Honda around 10:40 a.m. when he crossed the double yellow line and “attempted to head north in the southbound lane,” according to police details. Sussex County Sheriff’s Office. accident report obtained by the New Jersey Herald in July.

D’Arco, who was in the front passenger seat, died at Morristown Medical Center two days after the accident. Carver, identified as D’Arco’s boyfriend in his obituary and on social media, was not seriously injured and issued four summonses after the accident.

Southbound Route 23 was blocked due to a Memorial Day parade, and Grissom’s camera shows his vehicle was parked horizontally in the southbound lane near the traffic light that intersects Rutherford and Mitchell avenues . The SUV is seen backing up and heading south. seconds before hitting the Honda. The patrol vehicle was traveling at 38 mph, with a speed limit in the busy corridor of 35 mph. The patrol vehicle’s dome lights were not activated, according to video data.

Seconds after impact, Grissom is I heard the dispatch callstating “I just had an accident. (Route) 23 and Walsh,” he said, before telling the dispatcher, “I pulled out right in front of me.” He indicates twice that he is fine and goes on to say, “We have one unconscious and unresponsive in the other car.”

In ShopRite parking lot surveillance videothe Honda is seen behind a white car waiting to turn right onto the north side of a busy Route 23. A few seconds later, the Honda reverses, drives towards the left side of the white car and crosses the double yellow lines in front of it. is hit by the patrol vehicle.

Another article published Monday was 9-1-1 call from a citizen And surveillance video from the Franklin Arms apartment complex, located on the south side of Route 23.

Carver was issued a motor vehicle summons for reckless driving, improper passing, improper merging and failure to inspect.

In July, Acting First Assistant Sussex County Prosecutor Sahil Kabse said his office was reviewing the summonses as part of an ongoing investigation and that no criminal charges had been filed. Kabse did not immediately respond Monday to an inquiry about the status of the case. Court records show Carver’s case is still ongoing.

In accidents involving fatalities, all motor vehicle citations issued against civilians are reviewed by the prosecutor’s office to determine whether criminal charges are appropriate or whether the case should be referred to municipal court for resolution.

The Office of Public Integrity and Accountability, under the state Attorney General’s Office, continues to investigate this matter. All investigations involving the death of a person occurring during an encounter with police are presented to a grand jury to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to support an indictment against one or more officers involved. It was not immediately clear whether Grissom would face charges; A spokesperson for the attorney general’s office said the office does not comment on ongoing criminal investigations.

Shortly after the crash, the New Jersey Herald filed a request to record copies of police body camera and dashcam footage with the state Attorney General’s Division of Criminal Justice, but the office continued to extend the due date.

Deanna D’Arco’s life cut short

D’Arco, who was an organ donor, was a teaching assistant at Little Learners Academy in Jefferson and graduated from the New Jersey Youth Corps at Project Self-Sufficiency in 2021, according to her obituary. She had “a vibrant spirit, a warm heart and an incredible legacy of giving that left a lasting impression on everyone she met,” it reads.

Carver and a family member started a GoFundMe to help support the D’Arco family, with nearly $18,000 raised. The D’Arco family also created a GoFundMe to support Carver, which raised just over $2,300.

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This article was originally published in the New Jersey Herald: Fatal Franklin Borough NJ crash: AG releases video, calls 911