Texas sheriff conducting criminal investigation into deadly National Guard helicopter crash near border

ABC News— The Starr County Sheriff declined to release records from the March National Guard chopper crash, citing an ongoing investigation into whether criminality was involved.

chappaqua.dailyvoice.com—Criminal Investigation Opened In Helicopter Crash Killing NY National Guard Members: Report. Officials have launched a criminal investigation into a National Guard helicopter crash near the southern border that killed two members from New York and a third victim, ABC News reports. The incident – which saw a UH-72 Lakota helicopter go down near Rio Grande City, Texas, on Friday, March 8 – is now the focus of an investigation by the Starr County Sheriff’s Office into whether there was any criminal wrongdoing, officials told the outlet. That investigation is separate from a parallel...

San Antonio Express-News—Comal County helicopter crash near Bulverde leaves two dead. Two people died when a helicopter crashed in Comal County on Monday afternoon, officials said. The helicopter crashed about 3:15 p.m. in the 600 block of Lantana Ridge, according to the Comal County Sheriff's Office. The street is in a residential area east of U.S. 281 near Spring Branch and Bulverde, about 30 miles north of downtown San Antonio. Two people were found dead at the crash site, the sheriff's office said. Their names have not been released. No other information was immediately...

Windsor Star—UPDATED: Motorcyclist dead after crash near Leamington. A 28-year-old motorcyclist is dead following a collision Wednesday near Leamington. Ontario Provincial Police say the fatal crash happened at Mersea Road 2 and Mersea Road 19 around 3 p.m. Police said the motorcycle left the road and struck a guardrail. The coroner pronounced the driver of the motorcycle dead at the scene. Mersea Road […]