Posted on 06/27/21
| News Source: Newsmax
The parents of an Albuquerque police officer are among five people who died after a hot air balloon they were riding in crashed on a busy city street, police said Saturday.
The crash happened around 7 a.m. on Albuquerque’s west side, police spokesman Gilbert Gallegos said. Police identified two of the passengers as Martin Martinez, 59, and Mary Martinez, 62 — the parents of a prison transport officer with the Albuquerque Police Department.
Police did not immediately release the others’ names but said the male pilot, and a female and male passenger were from central New Mexico.