Sgt. Eduardo Rivas hit by car; killed in accident on U.S. 1

Modified Date: 
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 11:13am
Accident Date: 
Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Victim in fatal Cary accident was an airman at NC base.

he Air Force said Thursday that the serviceman killed in an accident on U.S. 1 in Cary was a sergeant assigned to Pope Army Air Field at Fort Bragg.

The Air Force said Thursday that the serviceman killed in an accident on U.S. 1 in Cary was a sergeant assigned to Pope Army Air Field at Fort Bragg.

Tech. Sgt. Eduardo R. Rivas, 33, died Wednesday morning when a car hit him while he was checking damage to his own car after skidding on the road about 5:40 a.m. on the northbound side of the road near the U.S. 64 interchange.

Rivas was assigned to the 682nd Air Support Operations Squadron, 18th Air Support Operations Group, Air Combat Command, a spokesman said.

He lived in Moore County.

Police said a preliminary investigation indicated that Rivas’ car and the one that hit him had hydroplaned on the wet highway.

People Involved: 
Eduardo R. Rivas
Roadway: 
U.S. 1
City: 
Cary, NC

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