A 20-year-old Army Motor Transport Operator in training was killed in a car wreck at the Yakima Training Center in Washington state Monday, Your Content has learned.
Army Motor Transport Operator Joseph A. Marquez of the 7th Infantry Division died in a single-vehicle accident on April 25 at Yakima Training Center, WA.
It is unclear what type of vehicle killed Marquez and whether he was driving – Army officials refused to divulge more details, citing an active investigation.
‘Marquez was known for his laughter and the light he spread everywhere he went,’ his peers at the 8th ‘Blackhawk’ Squadron wrote on Facebook,‘according to INDEPENDENT.
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