KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An officer at Fort Leavenworth died Thursday from injuries in a crash Monday on Kansas Highway 5 near Leavenworth.
Army officials say Capt. Alex Northrup, 29, was on a motorcycle Monday morning, Oct. 23, heading into work when he was struck by a car. Northrup was transported to a local hospital, where he later succumbed to injuries sustained in the crash.
Northrup was a commissioned Army Officer and most recently served as the commander of Company B at the United States Disciplinary Barracks Battalion.
“Yesterday, we lost a member of our Fort Leavenworth family with the death of CPT Alex Northrup,” Fort Leavenworth Commanding General Lt. Gen. Milford H. Beagle said Friday in a news release. “There are no words that can properly express how saddened I am at losing one of our own. My deepest condolences are with CPT Northrup’s family and friends.”
The Leavenworth Police Department is investigating the cause of the crash.
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