A Sergeant assigned to East Camp, Grafenwohr, Germany, died in an automobile mishap in Italy at local. Two Soldiers were involved in a vehicle mishap with a semi-truck. One of the Soldiers sustained fatal injuries. Local police are conducting an investigation. Speed, seat belt use, and alcohol or drug involvement are currently unknown.
Since FY21, the Army has lost an average of 36 Soldiers a year to automobile mishaps. This was the 18th off-duty automobile fatality of FY26 and above the number of fatalities for this same time last year.