A Sergeant First Class assigned to Recruiting Company Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, died in a PMV-4 mishap 30 June 2020 in Angola, New York, at 2238 local. The Soldier was involved in an accident with another motorist, which forced his vehicle to leave the roadway and strike a utility pole. He was electrocuted when his body came into contact with a power line. The mishap is under investigation.
Since 2016, the Army has lost an average of 34 Soldiers a year to off-duty PMV-4 mishaps. This mishap is the 25th off-duty PMV-4 fatality of FY20.