A soldier from Churchville was killed when her car crashed into a tree in Oneida County.
According to the Watertown Daily Times, Sgt. Jennifer Kipybida was critically injured about 3:00 Sunday morning on Route 26 in the Town of Ava. Spc. Kipybida was 23. She and another soldier, who was driving, were on their way to Fort Drum at the time of the crash.
She was taken to a hospital in Rome where she was later pronounced dead. The Oneida County Sheriff’s Office says drugs or alcohol were not involved in the crash.
Sgt. Kipybida’s batallion commander says their thoughts and prayers are with the Kipybida family. Military officials say she joined the army in 2014 and had been at Fort Drum her entire career.