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    Navy Drops Criminal Charges Against Officers In USS Fitzgerald Collision Case

    The decision ends a legal battle in which the Navy blamed Cmdr. Bryce Benson and Lt. Natalie Combs for what it called an "avoidable" accident. The move is likely to end their naval careers.
    by Vanessa Romo Apr 11, 2019 2 minutes

    The U.S. Navy is set to drop all criminal charges against two officers following the fatal collision that killed seven sailors aboard the USS Fitzgerald as the destroyer was on a secret mission.

    The decision ends a years-long legal battle in which the Navy blamed Cmdr. Bryce Benson and Lt. Natalie Combs, , for what it was an "avoidable" accident caused, in part, by

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