The pilot of the downed Texas hot air balloon has been identified as Alfred "Skip" Nichols, a 49-year-old with a lengthy arrest record, according to the Associated Press. Nichols' roommate and friend Alan Lirette told the AP that he had helmed the plane, which crashed and killed all 16 people aboard on Saturday. Authorities have not publicly named Nichols yet. According to court records, Nichols was arrested several times throughout the past two decades. In 1999, in De Peres, Missouri, and in 2000, in St. Louis, he was charged with misdemeanor Driving While Intoxicated. In 1999 he was also arrested for distribution, delivery or manufacturing of a controlled substance.
- 8/1/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
- PEOPLE.com
The pilot of the downed Texas hot air balloon has been identified as Alfred "Skip" Nichols, a 49-year-old with a lengthy arrest record, according to the Associated Press. Nichols' roommate and friend Alan Lirette told the AP that he had helmed the plane, which crashed and killed all 16 people aboard on Saturday. Authorities have not publicly named Nichols yet. According to court records, Nichols was arrested several times throughout the past two decades. In 1999, in De Peres, Missouri, and in 2000, in St. Louis, he was charged with misdemeanor Driving While Intoxicated. In 1999 he was also arrested for distribution, delivery or manufacturing of a controlled substance.
- 8/1/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
- PEOPLE.com
A newlywed couple is among the 16 victims of a deadly a hot air balloon crash near Lockhart, Texas. Sunday and Matt Rowan were married six months ago, Brent Jones, the father of Sunday's 5-year-old son, told CNN. The hot air balloon ride, which turned deadly after the balloon crashed into power lines on Saturday, was a birthday gift from Sunday to her husband, Jones said. "Sunday was messaging her mom before getting on the balloon. Soon after takeoff, she stopped all communication," he said. "It's hard, but I want everyone to understand how great our lives were together and how amazing these two people are.
- 7/31/2016
- by Stephanie Petit, @stephpetit_
- PEOPLE.com
A newlywed couple is among the 16 victims of a deadly a hot air balloon crash near Lockhart, Texas. Sunday and Matt Rowan were married six months ago, Brent Jones, the father of Sunday's 5-year-old son, told CNN. The hot air balloon ride, which turned deadly after the balloon crashed into power lines on Saturday, was a birthday gift from Sunday to her husband, Jones said. "Sunday was messaging her mom before getting on the balloon. Soon after takeoff, she stopped all communication," he said. "It's hard, but I want everyone to understand how great our lives were together and how amazing these two people are.
- 7/31/2016
- by Stephanie Petit, @stephpetit_
- PEOPLE.com
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