Paragraph 4 reads: "Deep-tissue samples taken by FAA pathologists revealed the pilot had fluoxetine (Prozac), an antidepressant, and hydrocodone, a pain killer, in his system."

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WESTERN EMPIRE
The Denver Post
June 14, 1997
Estimated printed pages: 3

VAIL - A report released by the National Transportation and Safety Board regarding a plane crash that killed five people near Eagle last November indicates the pilot had drugs in his system.

David Scripps LaDow and four passengers were killed when the plane LaDow was piloting crashed into a hillside 4 miles southeast of Eagle, minutes after takeoff from the Eagle County Regional Airport.

The other victims were Sara Hiller, 37, of Eden Prairie, Minn., and her three daughters, Morgan, 15, Caitlin, 10, and Kelsie, 8.

Deep-tissue samples taken by FAA pathologists revealed the pilot had fluoxetine (Prozac), an antidepressant, and hydrocodone, a pain killer, in his system.

"You're not allowed to fly on those medications," said Arnold Scott, lead investigator for the NTSB. WEST SLOPE Wresting coach will stand trial

MEEKER - High school wrestling coach Mike Tate will go on trial later this year for allegedly assaulting a wrestler. A judge denied his bid Friday for dismissal of the felony charge.

Tate grabbed wrestler Steve Whalin, now 18, by the testicles and penis during practice Jan. 8, the coach admitted in testimony Friday.

Tate said he grabbed into a "dogpile" of wrestlers, including one of his assistant coaches, but released Whalin as soon as he realized what he had grabbed. Tate's attorney, Roberta Nieslanik of Grand Junction, argued that Tate's actions are covered by state immunity granted to teachers and coaches under corporal punishment policies.

But District Judge J.E. DeVilbiss noted that the disciplinary code allows the use of reasonable and appropriate physical force and that Tate's actions were neither. SAN LUIS VALLEY Protester cited;logging resumes San Luis - Truckers on Thursday resumed hauling logs from the 77,500-acreTaylor Ranch near here after authorities arrested another protester who had been blocking a roadway by chaining himself to a cattle guard.

Costilla County Sheriff Joseph Gallegos said the man, Rocky Madrid, 50, of San Acacio, was cut on the head while he was cut loose from the cattle guard,where he had been since Monday.

"He (Madrid) hit himself but claims we did it," Gallegos said.

Madrid was taken by ambulance to the San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center in Alamosa, where he was treated and released.

Madrid was cited for resisting arrest, obstructing ahighway, disobeying a direct order from a law enforcement officerand criminal trespassing.
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Section: DENVER AND WEST
Page: B-06
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