Hot Air Ballon

Texas Balloon Pilot Had Been Arrested for DWI in 2000

LOCKHART, TX, (AP) The pilot of a hot air balloon that crashed in Texas and killed all 16 people aboard was arrested in Missouri in 2000 for driving while intoxicated, and the Better Business Bureau warned consumers about doing business with a balloon touring company he used to operate in that state. Authorities haven’t publicly named anyone killed in the…