Police seek van in death of disabled Iraq vet

Police seek van in death of disabled Iraq vet

The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Jul 14, 2009 15:29:34 EDT

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Massachusetts State Police are asking for the public’s help in tracking down a van they say may have been involved in an accident that killed a disabled Iraq war veteran.

Police say the blue, older-model passenger van was seen on Interstate 93 south in Andover on Friday at about the time a Pontiac Sunbird lost control and rolled over, killing 23-year-old passenger Mark Ecker II of East Longmeadow.

Ecker was a sergeant in the Army when he was injured in February 2007 by an explosive hidden in a wall in Ramadi, Iraq. Both his legs were amputated and he spent seven months learning how to walk on prosthetics.

The driver of the car suffered minor injuries.

Ecker’s military dog tags were lost in the crash, but recovered by a volunteer and returned to his family.
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/07/ap_vet_killed_van_071409/