UEA Incoming Tips: Evening News Brief: West Point cadet killed in crash identified as West Orange HS graduate

Friday, June 7, 2019

Evening News Brief: West Point cadet killed in crash identified as West Orange HS graduate

West Point cadet killed in crash identified as West Orange HS graduate

The U.S. Military Academy has identified the cadet killed in a vehicle rollover during a training exercise as a 22-year-old from Essex County.

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