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Army cornerback Brandon Jackson killed in single-car crash

Army sophomore cornerback Brandon Jackson died Sunday after a single-car crash in Croton, New York, the United States Military Academy announced Monday.

Jackson, from Queens, New York, was 20 years old.

Croton-on-Hudson police responded to reports of a car crash early Sunday morning. After arriving on the scene, cops saw that a car had crashed into a guardrail, and Jackson was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident is under investigation.

“We will honor his life as we mourn the untimely death of a young man who had a promising future as a leader in service to our Nation.