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Preliminary Loss Reports (PLRs)

MEDIA Preliminary Loss Reports

About Preliminary Loss Reports (PLRs)

PLRs are intended to be used as an engagement tool for leaders to discuss the hazards and trends impacting Soldier safety and readiness. A PLR contains only basic information, as the investigation is ongoing, but provides sufficient background to allow leaders an opportunity to communicate risk at the Soldier level.

 

PLR 19-018 - PMV-4 Mishap Claims One Soldier's Life

Posting Date:   /   Categories: Preliminary Loss Reports, PMV-4
A 22-year-old Private First Class assigned to Fort Polk, Louisiana, died in a PMV-4 mishap 24 November 2018 near Leesville, Louisiana. He was a passenger in a vehicle driven by his spouse when they collided with an SUV after it reportedly crossed the centerline from the opposing lane. The Soldier was wearing his seat belt.

PLR 19-017 - PMV-2 Mishap Claims One Soldier's Life

Posting Date:   /   Categories: Preliminary Loss Reports, PMV-2
A 23-year-old Sergeant assigned to 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas, died in a PMV-2 mishap 23 November 2018 in El Paso, Texas, at 0230 local. The Soldier was thrown from his sport-model motorcycle after impacting a barrier wall while negotiating the exit ramp of an interstate loop. He was wearing personal protective equipment and had completed the Military SportBike RiderCourse training. Authorities suspect speed was a factor in the crash.

PLR 19-016 - PMV-4 Mishap Claims One Soldier's Life

Posting Date:   /   Categories: Preliminary Loss Reports, PMV-4
A Private First Class assigned to 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas, died as a result of a PMV-4 mishap 22 November 2018 in Atchison, Kansas, at 0100 local. He and two other Soldiers were traveling to their holiday location while on pass when the driver crashed after reportedly losing control of the vehicle during an attempt to pass a slow-moving vehicle. The Soldier was riding in the rear seat, reportedly unrestrained, and became pinned by the vehicle when it overturned. Authorities suspect speed was a factor in the crash.

  • Forty-eight percent of passenger vehicle occupants who were killed in traffic crashes in 2016
    were unrestrained.

  • Seat belts saved an estimated 14,668 lives of passenger vehicle occupants age 5 and older in 2016.

  • Research has found that lap/shoulder seat belts, when used, reduce the risk of fatal injury to front seat passenger car occupants by 45 percent and the risk of moderate-to-critical injury by 50 percent.

PLR 19-015 - PMV-4 Mishap Claims One Soldier's Life

Posting Date:   /   Categories: Preliminary Loss Reports, PMV-4
A Private First Class assigned to U.S. Army Medical Command died in a single-vehicle PMV-4 mishap 14 November 2018 in Spring Lake, North Carolina, at 1105 local.

PLR 19-014 - PMV-4 Mishap Claims One Soldier's Life

Posting Date:   /   Categories: Preliminary Loss Reports, PMV-4
A 32-year-old Master Sergeant assigned to 101st Airborne Division (AA) died following a PMV-4 mishap 8 November 2018 in Missoula County, Montana, at 1956 local. The Soldier, while on PCS leave, was traveling on an interstate highway when he was involved in a mishap with another vehicle. He was reportedly not wearing his seat belt and thrown from his vehicle. The Soldier died from his injuries 10 days later.
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