US Army soldier from Spotsylvania County killed in motorcycle crash

SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. - U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Segrue was killed Thursday in an early morning motorcycle crash in Virginia.

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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Segrue (Joint Base Langley-Eustis)

39-year-old Segrue, who was from Spotsylvania County, died after his motorcycle crashed into an embankment near Courthouse Road and Anna Point Lane in the Mineral area around 1 a.m.

Authorities say Segrue died at the scene.

Investigators say speed and alcohol were a factor in the crash.