The funeral for New Jersey State Trooper Anthony Raspa #7425 will be held on Thursday in Somerset, N.J.

“Anthony Raspa was an outstanding trooper and role model, said Colonel Rick Fuentes, Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police. “He was highly regarded by his peers and supervisors alike and had limitless potential in his chosen profession. We are devastated by his passing. His family will always remain a part of our State Police family.”

Raspa was killed when his vehicle collided with a deer on Saturday. Another trooper in the vehicle was injured, but is expected to make a full recovery.

This is the first line of duty death in the New Jersey State Police since James Hoopes died in 2012. The last traffic related death was Trooper Marc Castellano, who was struck by a car while outside of his vehicle. Castellano was killed on Interstate 195 in June of 2010.

The funeral for Raspa will take place at 11 a.m. at Saint Matthias Church, 168 Kennedy Boulevard, Somerset, NJ.

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