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WILMINGTON, Del. (CBS) — Remembering a first responder at Rodney Square in Wilmington, where friends and family of Cecilia Escobar Duplan gathered to honor her legacy on Saturday.
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She was a Wilminton Manor volunteer firefighter and West Chester University security officer.
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The 25-year-old died last weekend after being hit by a car.
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It happened while she was on the side of the road helping another motorist.