HONOLULU, HI : Body of soldier identified after motorcycle collision on Saturday, January 28th 2017

A soldier’s body found along the H-1 Freeway after a motorcycle collision has been identified by the Army as 26-year-old Spc. Patrick James Rodgers of Texas.

The Army said Saturday that Rodgers was a wheeled vehicle mechanic who was deployed to Kuwait for a year in 2012.

He served in Oklahoma and South Carolina before arriving at Schofield Barracks in 2014.

Rodgers had earned four medals and was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.

Division commander Maj. Gen. Christopher Cavoli said it’s a tragedy to lose one of their own.

Authorities found Rodgers Friday about 12 hours after a crash was reported.

The soldier’s body had been concealed by a guardrail.

Police suspect speed was a factor in the collision.

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Body of soldier identified after motorcycle collision