A 39-year-old Active Guard Reserve Sergeant assigned to the Army National Guard, Indianapolis, Indiana, died in a PMV-2 mishap 15 April 2023 in Hamilton County, Indiana, at 0200 local. It was reported the Soldier was involved in a motorcycle mishap and sustained fatal injuries. The specific circumstances of the mishap, including the Soldier’s use of personal protective equipment, completion of the required Motorcycle Safety Foundation training and if speed or alcohol were contributing factors, are currently unknown. The unit/safety points of contact are waiting for law enforcement to release its final report.
Since 2018, the Army has lost an average of 24 Soldiers a year to off-duty PMV-2 mishaps. This mishap was the 13th PMV-2 fatality of FY23 and above the number of fatalities for the same time last year.