According to police a motor vehicle accident killed a Connecticut Army National Guard soldier and injured another on I-95 in Rye, N.Y.
The 21/2-ton Army National Guard truck was southbound on the I-95 in Westchester County when it crashed with a civilian vehicle, driven by Odson Meritle, 40, of Stamford, near Exit 21 at 10:22 a.m.
A National Guard spokesman said that Staff Sgt. Ronald Patterson Jr., of Bridgeport, was killed in the crash and Sgt. 1st class Kayla Anne Downey, of Shelton, was taken to a hospital for treatment where she was in critical condition but is now improving.
Meritle was taken to a local hospital and her injuries are said not to be life threatening.
The two soldiers were traveling in a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle, known as a LMTV, and were transporting spent ammunition from a recent training exercise to Fort Dix, N.J.
According to New York State Police the accident is still under investigation and so far no charges have been filed.
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