FORT BRAGG, N.C. – Fayetteville police say a Fort Bragg soldier is dead after he was struck by a vehicle as he tried to cross a local street.
A statement from the Army post said 23-year-old Spec. Fernando Rodriguez of Brownsville, Texas, was attempting to cross Morganton Road when he was hit.
So far, no charges have been filed in Sunday's accident.
Rodriguez was a military police officer assigned to the 65th Military Police Company, 503rd Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade. He arrived at Fort Bragg in January 2010.
Rodriguez was a graduate of the U.S. Army Airborne School. He previously deployed to Haiti for four months and his awards and decorations include an Army Achievement Medal.