Air Force Cadet Killed In Car Accident

An Air Force Academy cadet was killed in a motor vehicle accident shortly after midnight on Saturday morning near Clifton, Colo.

According to the Colorado State Patrol, Cadet Third Class Peter T. Quick, of Friendship, Tenn, was one of three Air Force Academy cadets involved in a fatal accident between a sedan and a semi-truck while traveling on I-70B in Clifton, Colo. The cadet driver of the sedan was uninjured and another cadet passenger received non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the semi-truck was not injured.

“The Air Force Academy family is deeply saddened by the tragic loss one of our own,” said Academy Commandant of Cadets Brig. Gen. Richard Clark. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Peter’s family, his loved ones and the Cadet Wing during this difficult time of grieving and healing.”

Cadet Quick studied computer engineering, and was also a member of the Academy’s Show Choir.

Prior to joining the Air Force Academy’s Class of 2014, Cadet Quick was an enlisted Airman stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, where he worked as a Technical Application Specialist and attained the rank of Airman First Class.

Academy personnel are coordinating funeral arrangements with the cadet’s family.