Marine Michael A. Cooper, 20, killed and another injured in wrong-way crash with FedEx truck on Ogilby Road east of Yuma, Arizona
Modified Date:
Fri, 04/24/2015 - 2:14pmAccident Date:
Tuesday, April 21, 2015Marine killed, another injured in truck crash east of Yuma
Officials at the Marine Corp Air Station in Yuma say no arrests have yet been made, and the investigation is ongoing.
Marine killed in incident on Ogilby Road
A Marine was killed in an incident Tuesday involving a military vehicle traveling in support of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course, according to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma.
Marine with WTI course dies in military vehicle rollover
The name of the Marine will not be released until next of kin is notified.
Marine killed, another injured in truck crash near Yuma
7-ton Marine Corps vehicle overturned on a California road just northwest of Yuma, Arizona, killing one Marine and injuring another.
CHP discusses what occurred during Tuesdays fatal marine crash
The CHP says that the FedEx driver told investigators he was trying to pick up keys he dropped which is what caused him to drift towards the marine vehicle. CHP has stated he was at fault in the accident.
Marine killed in rollover identified
Cooper was a motor vehicle operator with 2nd Transportation Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group. He joined the Marine Corps in 2014, and was promoted to his current rank on Sept. 1, 2014.
FedEx driver Randall A. Villareal of Yuma said he drifted into the oncoming lane on Ogilby Road about 25 miles from Yuma Tuesday morning, where he collided with a 7-ton Marine Corps vehicle. The military vehicle overturned, a its 20-year-old driver, reportedly from Sacramento, was killed. Another Marine in the vehicle, 20-year-old Heraclio Juarez of Long Beach, was hospitalized for lacerations to his head and right leg. We'll update this story as new details emerge.
Type: Truck Accident
People Involved:
Randall A. Villareal
Heraclio Juarez
Michael A. Cooper
Roadway:
Ogilby RoadCity:
Yuma, AZCounty:
Yuma County, AZArea:
Yuma, AZ-El Centro, CA
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