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Newark, NJ
News
West Point Cadet Killed In Crash ID'd As Former West Orange Football Star, 22
The West Point cadet killed after a truck overturned has been identified as a 22-year-old former football standout from West Orange. Christopher "CJ" Morgan, who came from a family of West Point graduates, was a law and legal studies major, as well as a standout member of the Army wrestling team. Twenty-one cadets were injured after the Light Medium Tactical Vehicle (LMTV) overturned at the intersection of Route 293 and the Camp Natural Bridge training site around 6:45 a.m. Thursday. "He was my first child. He was my hero. He helped make me into a better father," his father, Christoph…
Newburgh, NY
Politics
Fatal West Point Crash 'Heartbreaking': Cuomo, Schumer, Lowey, Maloney, Latimer Express Sadness
This story has been updated. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Sen. Chuck Schumer, U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey, U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney and Westchester County Executive George Latimer expressed their sorrow to the West Point cadets and soldiers involved in a tragic training accident at the U.S. Military Academy early Thursday morning, June 6. Cuomo of New Castle directed the State Office of Emergency Management to provide resources to assist after the 6:45 a.m. accident, which was reported here by Daily Voice. One cadet was reported killed and 20 cadets and two soldiers were wounded when a Light Med…
Newburgh, NY
News
One Dead, 22 Injuries Reported In West Point Personnel Carrier Crash
One cadet is reported dead and 20 cadets and two soldiers are wounded following a crash of a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle crash at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The crash, according to officials at West Point, took place around 6:45 a.m., Thursday, June 6, off Route 293 in the Camp Natural Bridge area. The injured have been transported to local hospitals. Details of the incident are under investigation. This continues to be a developing story. Check back to the Daily Voice for updates.
Newburgh, NY
Police & Fire
One Dead, 22 Injuries Reported In West Point Personnel Carrier Crash
This story has been updated. One cadet is reported dead and 20 cadets and two soldiers are wounded following a crash of a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle crash at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The crash, according to officials at West Point, took place around 6:45 a.m., Thursday, June 6, off Route 293 in the Camp Natural Bridge area. The injured have been transported to local hospitals. Details of the incident are under investigation. This is a developing story. Check back to the Daily Voice for updates.
