From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
The name of an Alabama National Guard soldier who died yesterday in a wreck involving a Humvee has been released. The incident occurred yesterday morning on I-65 North near mile marker 64 north of Atmore.
Staff Sgt. John Wesley Wardrop, 38, of Satsuma, was killed in the wreck. He was a squad leader with the Alabama National Guard’s 1165th Military Police Company from Fairhope. According to the Alabama National Guard, he was driving the Humvee as a mission to prepare his unit’s annual training when the vehicle crashed.
Another soldier in the vehicle was injured and taken to an area hospital where he was later released.
“I am truly saddened at this loss,” said Maj. Gen. Sheryl E. Gordon, Alabama National Guard adjutant general. “I’ve lost Soldiers before, and it never gets easier. I am praying for the family and we are reaching out to them to help them in any way we can.”
No further details are available as the Alabama National Guard continues to investigate.