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thedrifter
10-25-07, 06:37 AM
Officer killed in Quantico car crash
By John Hoellwarth - Staff writer
Posted : Thursday Oct 25, 2007 6:01:25 EDT

A vehicle crash at the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Va., left one lieutenant dead and another injured on Sunday, the Corps announced Wednesday.

The passenger, 2nd Lt. Seth Pierce, 23, was pronounced dead upon arrival at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg, Va., according to a Corps release.

The vehicle’s driver, 1st Lt. Tom Hill, 29, was listed in stable condition at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Fairfax, Va., after being airlifted there following the 11 p.m. crash, the release said.

Both lieutenants were students at The Basic School on Quantico at the time of the crash, which is currently being investigated, according to the release.

Ellie