82nd Airborne Paratrooper dies in wreck
An 82nd Airborne Division Paratrooper died Saturday after a wreck on Pamalee Drive, Fort Bragg officials said.
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Fayetteville police said the wreck happened around 4:45 a.m. when a vehicle traveling east on Pamalee Drive was exceeding the speed limit. The vehicle lost control and struck a tree.
The passenger, Spc. Matthew B. Thomas, 23, of Lockhart, Texas, died as a result of his injuries. Brandy Lewis, the driver, was taken to Cape Fear Valley Hospital and treated for non-life threatening injuries.
He is survived by his daughter, Natalie Thomas, his parents, Ronald B. and Catherine J. Thomas, all of Lockhart.
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