Gerald Lawrence ID'd as Pilot Killed in Fatal Plane Crash near Chalk Bluff Park off Highway 55 in Uvalde

Pilot Gerald Lawrence, Newlyweds Will Byler and Bailee Byler Die in Uvalde Plane Crash near Chalk Bluff Park off Highway 55

Uvalde, Texas (November 6, 2018) – The authorities have identified the pilot who died in a fatal plane crash that also left a newlywed couple dead early Saturday morning in Uvalde.
Gerald Green Lawrence, 76, was the pilot of the Bell 206B helicopter when it crashed at around 12 a.m. Saturday, November 3 near Chalk Bluff Park off Highway 55.
The authorities said the helicopter was leaving the wedding to San Antonio where the newlyweds, Will Byler and his wife Bailee Ackerman Byler, both 24, were scheduled to catch a flight to their honeymoon.
The couple together with the pilot were killed in the wreck.
There were no immediate details on the cause of the crash.
The NTSB is investigating the accident.