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The S.C. Highway Patrol suspects
alcohol played a role in a Bluffton wreck Saturday night that killed an Army sergeant who had just returned from his fourth tour in Iraq.
Sgt. Jason J. Estvanik, 25, of Raeford, N.C., died at about 10:45 p.m. Saturday when his 1999 Pontiac Firebird veered off U.S. 278 and into the woods near Rose Hill. The car flipped and Estvanik,
who wasn't wearing a seatbelt, was ejected.
His passenger -- Justin M. Stresky, 26, of Springdale, Pa. -- was treated and released from Memorial Health University in Savannah.
Estvanik returned from Iraq a month or two ago and was on his way home from a wedding, according to friends. He was stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina.
He served in the Army's Psychological
Operations unit on Special Operations Media Team Bravo, which uses radio to broadcast messages to the public and gathers information to help secure schools and other sites.
"He was a real good guy," said Michael Herman, who served two tours with Estvanik. "He took care of his soldiers, that's for sure. He was a go-getter. He volunteered for things he didn't have to do ... If I had to pick a team to go back, he'd be the first person I'd choose because you'd know that he'd have your back if something went down."
Abraham Farr, who also served a tour with Estvanik, remembered him in much the same light: A soldier and friend who always was willing to help.
"He'd give you the shirt off his back if he could," Farr said.
Memorial services are scheduled at both Fort Bragg and in eastern Pennsylvania, where Estvanik was from, friends said.
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