PENSACOLA, Fla. — Dre'kwon Bagley and two fellow sailors stationed at Naval Air Station Pensacola were killed early Saturday in a fiery crash on Cervantes Street, according to the Pensacola Police Department.
Police said officers were called to Cervantes and M Streets around 1:35 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24. A vehicle heading east on Cervantes Street struck a barrier at M Street and caught fire. After firefighters put out the flames, first responders found three people dead inside.
Naval Education and Training Command confirmed the three were stationed at NAS Pensacola. Two were assigned to the Naval Air Technical Training Center, and the third was assigned to the Naval Aviation Schools Command. The names of the other two sailors have not been released.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation by the Pensacola Police Department.
The loss is being felt across the Pensacola and military communities. Those who knew the sailors describe them as warm, humble young men who brought joy to the people around them.
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Three sailors stationed at NAS Pensacola died early Saturday when their vehicle hit a barrier at Cervantes and M Streets and caught fire. Dre'kwon Bagley has been named in reports as one of them, though officials haven't released names.
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