In May 2020, A Houston police helicopter crashed, killing 35-year-old Jason Knox, a tactical flight officer, and severely injuring the pilot, 35-year-old Chase Cormier.

HOUSTON – Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo held a ceremony Wednesday to dedicate the department’s newest helicopter to fallen officer Jason Knox. Knox was killed when an HPD helicopter(75 Fox) crashed in an apartment complex in north Houston on May 2, 2020. Special section: Jason KnoxKnox was with Senior Police Officer Chase Cormier, who also suffered catastrophic injuries in the crash. The H125 Airbus incorporates Officer Knox’s badge number of 2374 into its registration number, which is N2374F. The H125 Airbus, purchased from Davenport Aviation, Inc., was funded through a $7.5 million Texas Department of Public Safety grant.

HOUSTON – Since May, Houston Police Department officer and helicopter pilot, Chase Cormier has been working to recover from a helicopter crash that left his partner dead and him without the use of his legs. Cormier, 35, said he remembers steering the helicopter away from an occupied apartment building to a vacant one as the helicopter went down. RELATED: ‘It seems like God gave him a lot of wisdom,’ HPD Chief Acevedo says as hundreds gather to remember fallen HPD officer Jason KnoxMonths later, Cormier is still working to recover. Dallas non-profit organization Independence Corps is bringing Cormier one step closer to increased mobility by gifting him a Trackchair from Carlson Mobility. RELATED: Police give son of HPD officer killed in helicopter crash touching escort to first day of schoolCormier hopes to one day fly again, but in the meantime, he has to learn to walk again.

HOUSTON – Houston police Officer Chase Cormier remembers a few things from the night the helicopter he piloted crashed while searching for a body in Greens Bayou. He can also recall not feeling his legs after the crash and asking about whether they’d been severed once firefighters arrived to remove him and his partner, Officer Jason Knox, from the wreckage. RELATED: 1 HPD officer killed, another injured in helicopter crash in north HoustonThose details about run the course of Cormier’s memory from the night that forever changed his life. RELATED: Police give son of HPD officer killed in helicopter crash touching escort to first day of school“We’ve suffered a devastating blow to our family," Councilman Knox said. Obviously, with Jason, there’s a piece of me missing but with aviation, there’s definitely a piece of me missing,” he said.

HOUSTON – Cooper Knox is starting his first day of school without his father, but the Houston Police Department is making sure his day is still filled with joy. Officer Jason Knox, 35, was on a tactical flight on May 2 with senior police Officer Chase Cormier, 35, when their helicopter went down in a north Houston apartment complex. HPD and other agencies came together to host a special event from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. to escort Cooper Knox to school at Warner Elementary School and give him a fun, memorable sendoff. Jason’s father, Councilman Mike Knox, tells KPRC 2 Jason loved adventure, he loved his family, and loved making memories with his family. Chris Cormier was in the helicopter with Jason Knox when it crashed.

HOUSTON – The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report about the crash of a Houston Police Department helicopter that killed one officer and injured another. The two-page report published Thursday shed little light on what may have caused the police helicopter to crash into an apartment complex clubhouse near the Greenspoint neighborhood just after 2 a.m. Saturday. Officer Jason Knox was killed in the crash. Federal investigators said it was a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter crew that informed authorities that the police helicopter had crashed after air traffic controllers reported losing radar contact with the chopper. Investigators also said that video from a witness showed the helicopter rotated in the air before falling to the ground.

HOUSTON – The road to recovery is long for Houston Police officer Chase Cormier after he was critically injured in a helicopter crash that killed tactical flight officer Jason Knox. Cormier and Knox were investigating bodies floating in a bayou Saturday when the HPD helicopter named 75 Fox spun out of control and crashed into a vacant building in north Houston, authorities said. Knox died at the hospital and Cormier was taken into surgery. Despite their heartache, Knox’s father councilman Mike Knox shared a touching post on Facebook wishing Cormier well. “I also have a strong family network, peer support within HPD and friends.

HOUSTON – Hundreds lined the streets of Houston Monday for a procession in honor of Houston police officer, Jason Knox, who was killed in a helicopter crash Saturday morning. Knox, 35, died Saturday when the helicopter he and Officer Chase Cormier were in, crashed at an apartment complex on the city’s northside. SKY 2 is following a law enforcement procession that is escorting the body of fallen HPD Officer Jason Knox through Houston this morning. Posted by KPRC2 / Click2Houston on Monday, May 4, 2020A special bond between HFD firefighter and injured HPD officerThose who know Cormier said his recovery will be fought to the fullest. Gamaldi said Officer Cormier has been through one surgery and has a long road ahead of him.

Published: May 4, 2020, 4:48 am Updated: May 4, 2020, 11:28 amHOUSTON – Houston police commanders and officers escorted the body of fallen Officer Jason Knox from the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences building at 1861 Old Spanish Trail to the Pat H. Foley & Company Funeral Home at 1200 West 34th Street. Traffic was blocked on streets and freeways as the ambulance was escorted to the funeral home. SKY 2 is following a law enforcement procession that is escorting the body of fallen HPD Officer Jason Knox through Houston this morning. Police said both the pilot, Senior Police Officer Chase Cormier, and the Tactical Flight Officer, Jason Knox, were severely injured and transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital, where Knox was pronounced dead. “Our hearts are broken after the loss of an amazing officer,” HPD Chief Art Acevedo wrote on Twitter.

HOUSTON – One officer was killed, and the other officer is in critical condition after a Houston Police Department helicopter crashed early Saturday in an apartment complex in north Houston, according to local officials. According to HPD, Cormier was sworn in as an HPD officer in July 2006. Senior Police Officer Chase Cormier, 35, was sworn in as a HPD officer in July 2006. The investigation into the HPD helicopter crash will be extensive, according to Acevedo. Posted by KPRC2 / Click2Houston on Saturday, May 2, 2020KPRC 2 reporter Joel Eisenbaum provides an update from the Texas Medical Center:HPD officer killed in HPD Helicopter crash Posted by KPRC2 / Click2Houston on Saturday, May 2, 2020Watch KPRC 2 chopper above the scene of the HPD helicopter crash:HPD helicopter crash Here is a live look at the scene of the HPD helicopter crash in north Houston.