Europe
US soldier with 2nd Cavalry Regiment killed in car crash
Stars and Stripes
August 22, 2016
The Dragoon Memorial Park at Rose Barracks in Vilseck, Germany holds a plaque dedicated to all soldiers who have served within the Regiment. On Sunday Aug. 21, 2016, a 2CR soldier lost her life in a single-vehicle crash near the town of Kaltenbrunn, Germany. ()
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — A soldier attached with the Vilseck, Germany-based 2nd Cavalry Regiment was killed Saturday evening in a single vehicle crash near the town of Kaltenbrunn, police said.
Albrecht Haupt, a spokesman for the Oberpfalz police, told Stars and Stripes the 30-year-old woman lost control of her car on a stretch of highway heading toward Tanzfleck, a residential area for American soldiers in the Vilseck-Grafenwoehr area. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The 2nd Cavalry Regiment could not immediately be reached for comment, but it is standard procedure to not release the name of the deceased until the next-of-kin has been notified.