I too raised an eyebrow, after he trashed an airplane, at the statement
that he had been treated in the EMR and then released - assuming
that word again that the news report was accurate... My next thought
mirrors some of those commenting, I wonder if his condition, if
pre-existing, was known to his AME... If concealed and if I were the
insurance broker who is getting hosed financially then his medical
certificate was not valid, which means the insurance on the aircraft
was null and void at the time of the loss... Could get interesting if
the FSDO and the insurer begin asking awkward questions...

I noted with interest the statement that one of the deployed aircraft
had been repaired and is flying... It has been my impression that
deploying the chute causes irrepairable damage to the hull..