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Cody Samuels, 27, a soldier stationed at Fort Drum in New York died in a single-car accident close to the army base. Samuels was driving on state Route 180 in the town of Orleans when he lost control of his vehicle. The vehicle went off the road and into a farm field, where it was caught in electric wire and flipped. Samuels, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle. The incident occured around 9:00 a.m. Tuesday morning, October 14 in Jefferson County.