Soldier Killed in Alaska Base Collision Recognized

The U.S. Army has recognized the eleventh Airborne Division soldier killed in a collision late Sunday on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska as Pfc. Arath Esau Martinez-Arguelles, 20, of Sherman Oaks, California.

Martinez-Arguelles, a wheeled-vehicle mechanic with the sixth Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Fight Workforce (Airborne), joined the Army in June 2022, Army officers stated. He skilled at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and at Fort Lee, Virginia, earlier than reporting to Alaska in March.

Two different troopers who have been within the car with Martinez-Arguelles have been listed in steady situation Wednesday at Alaska Native Medical Middle, Army officers stated. The soldier driving the second car, alongside along with his partner and baby, remained in steady situation at Alaska Regional Hospital on Wednesday.

Each autos have been touring on Arctic Valley Highway close to Cottonwood Park when the collision occurred round 11:30 p.m. Sunday, in accordance with a U.S. Army assertion launched late Monday. 5 troopers have been in Martinez-Arguelles’ car.

Two troopers, together with Martinez-Arguelles, have been ejected within the collision, the Army stated.

First responders transported three injured troopers, together with the motive force of the primary car and the 2 ejected passengers, to Alaska Native Medical Middle, the place Martinez-Arguelles was pronounced lifeless, the assertion stated.

Two different troopers within the first car have been transported to Windfall Alaska Medical Middle, the place they have been handled and launched with minor accidents, the Army stated.

The incident is being investigated by the Army Legal Investigation Command, in accordance with the assertion.

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