New details have been released in a serious crash involving two airmen who were participating in the military's Cope North Exercise on Tinian back in 2023. Court documents state the US Air Force officer told his senior noncommissioned officer that she did not need to wear her seatbelt moments before the serious crash occurred.  The airman is now suing him in federal court, seeking $10 million in damages.

Air Force Staff Sergeant Alysia Blake is suing 1st Lieutenant Houston Thomas for $10M, after being involved in a serious rollover crash in February 2023. 

The lawsuit filed in the District Court of Guam Tuesday against Thomas alleges negligence and breach of fiduciary duty. 

Blake, who was assigned to take photos of Guardian Angel operators during the exercise, was attempting to get into the tactical vehicle. 

She asked the Air Force officer for assistance with her harness buckle. 

Instead, documents state, Thomas immediately started driving, telling her it would only about five minutes and that she did not need to wear a seatbelt. 

The military requires operators and passengers to wear them at all times. 

Blake reported being violently slapped and cut-up by the overgrown jungle along the World War II-era road. 

Thomas allegedly ignored her repeated requests to slow down, as he swerved around the overgrown areas.

That's when Thomas oversteered, forcing the vehicle to rollover. 

Both were medivac'ed to Guam.

Blake suffering broken bones, getting her right leg amputated and requiring multiple abdominal surgeries. 

The lawsuit stating another cruel consequence of Thomas' actions - Blake is unable to have children, and everyday remains a battle for her. 

The military reports Thomas also became permanently paralyzed below the waist as a result of the crash. 

Vehicle rollovers are reportedly one of the leading kinds of mishaps across the armed services.

In 2021, the Government Accountability Office released a study of such incidents showing that from 2010 to 2019 among the Army and Marine Corps and counted 3,753 non-combat accidents resulting in 123 service member deaths.