Texas balloon pilot had been arrested for DWI in 2000
Balloon hit power lines before crash

Investigators work the scene of Saturday's hot air balloon crash near Maxwell, Texas, Sunday, July 31. A hot air balloon made contact with high-tension power lines before crashing into a pasture in Central Texas, killing all on board, according to federal authorities who are investigating the worst such disaster in U.S. history.
Photo by Associated Press.

Investigators work the scene of Saturday's hot air balloon crash near Maxwell, Texas, Sunday, July 31. A hot air balloon made contact with high-tension power lines before crashing into a pasture in Central Texas, killing all on board, according to federal authorities who are investigating the worst such disaster in U.S. history.

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