Texans Killed in New Mexico Plane Crash Identified

ANGEL FIRE, N.M. (AP) � Authorities say four people from Texas were killed when their single-engine airplane crashed during takeoff at an airport in northern New Mexico. It happened Sunday 150 miles northeast of Albuquerque in the community of Angel Fire. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

New Mexico State Police identify the pilot as John Phillip Verhalen III, 33. Also killed were his sister, Sara Verhalen, 41, and her daughter, Chloe Marie Jameson, 13. The fourth victim is identified as the pilot’s girlfriend, Jennifer Woodward, 26. John and Sara Verhalen were formerly of Marshall. John was living in San Antonio and Sara resided in Dallas. The FAA says the plane was owned by a company in Scottsville, Texas, which is in Harrison County.