Michael Hastings was working on the Bergdahl story at the time of his car accident
The articles in question included a lengthy investigative report published under Hastings byline in Rolling Stone on June 7, 2012 Americas Last Prisoner of War about 27-year-old U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahls deployment to the war in Afghanistan and his capture by the Taliban in June 2009. Bergdahl is believed to still be in the custody of the Taliban.
One of my favorite rainy day pastimes when I was quite young was playing "connect the dots." Funny how that simple game has morphed into a technique for understanding geopolitical events.