A Fort Drum soldier died Saturday in a car accident while visiting family in New Mexico, a 10th Mountain Division spokeswoman confirmed to Army Times on Wednesday.
Spc. Lyric Young, 22, was an infantryman with the division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team, according to personnel records provided by Lt. Col. Tonya Stokes.
“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Spc. Young,” said brigade commander Col. Paul Larson in a statement. “Spc. Young will truly be missed by his Commandos family.”
Young had been home for the first time since December, family members told the Mohave Daily News. The Bullhead City, New Mexico, native joined the Army in 2014 and deployed to Afghanistan in 2016.
State police told KOB4 News that he had been driving on I-40 when his car rear-ended a flatbed trailer truck. The truck’s driver was uninjured.
Young’s awards include the Army Achievement Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal and the Korea Defense Service Medal.
Meghann Myers is the Pentagon bureau chief at Military Times. She covers operations, policy, personnel, leadership and other issues affecting service members.
