The widow of an Army Ranger who was killed in a crash after surviving the real-life “Black Hawk Down” operation is speaking out ahead of a possible plea deal on Friday.
Jeremy Kerr survived an hours-long firefight in Somalia, now known as the Battle of Mogadishu, during Operation Gothic Serpent in 1993. Years later, in February 2025, he lost his life in a Mesa crash.
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office and Mesa Police Department reports say Kerr was turning left onto Signal Butte Road from Weir Road when a Dodge Challenger going 113 miles per hour, driven by 23-year-old Matthew Kelliher, hit him…