Soldiers Charged in Crash; Wives Died

Three soldiers have been charged with involuntary manslaughter for taking two of their wives for an unauthorized ride on an Army helicopter that crashed in the Bahamas, killing both women. Chief Warrant Officers David E. Guido and Daniel P. Riddell and Sgt. William E. Westgate, all stationed at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Ga., had been sent to the Bahamas to take part in an anti-drug program. They took Guido’s wife, Pam, and Riddell’s wife, Rebecca, for a ride on their helicopter July 6. The women were killed and the three men seriously injured when the chopper crashed on Grand Exuma Island.