NJ parents take action against drivers after deadly crash on first day of school Dan Alexander Published: August 21, 2025 Sophia DeTorres (Carla Teehan via GoFundMe)

✅ Sophia DeTorres, 16, was killed in a car crash on the first day of school in 2024

✅ Her brother George suffered serious injuries in the crash

✅ The lawsuit also names the insurance companies for each driver

FRANKLIN (Hunterdon) – The parents of a teen who died in a car crash on the first day of school in 2024 have filed a lawsuit against the driver, who was 17 at the time of the crash.

The three-vehicle crash on Aug. 22, 2024, unfolded at the four-way intersection of Route 617 (Sydney Road), Hogback Road and Lower Landsdown Road in Franklin.

The crash killed Sophia DeTorres, 16, of the Pittstown section.

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