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A 26-year-old Fort Carson solider was arrested Wednesday nearly four months after police say he was driving under the influence and crashed his car into a tree, killing his passenger.
Lawrence Long was booked into the El Paso County jail on suspicion of vehicular homicide, driving under the influence and reckless driving, court records show. His passenger was found dead at the scene when police arrived and Long was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to police.
The El Paso County Coroner s Office on Thursday identified the passenger as Andre Saunders, 25.
Saunders was a sergeant in the Army, according to a Nov. 14 Facebook post by the 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team.
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