Post by Logan on Apr 8, 2017 7:49:44 GMT -6
Drone operator investigated for causing 'substantial risk of death' in Space Needle crash
No criminal charges have yet been filed, but KIRO 7 has learned the 19-year-old licensed operator who crashed his drone into Seattle’s Space Needle on Dec. 31, is being investigated by the Seattle Police Department for creating a “substantial risk of death or serious physical injury.”
The video of the drone crashing into the Seattle icon on New Year's Eve Day spread all over the world when it was shared by Space Needle staff on Jan. 11.
On the day of the crash, pyrotechnic workers were setting up the annual New Year’s Eve fireworks display.
According to documents filed in King County Superior Court, investigators with the Seattle Police Department believe the pyrotechnic workers --- who were just feet away from the drone when it crashed --- were in danger of "substantial risk of death or serious physical injury" because of the drone operator's actions.
Read more: www.statesman.com/news/national/drone-operator-investigated-for-causing-substantial-risk-death-space-needle-crash/f0kccmqfenkBYw6XoZxavI/
No criminal charges have yet been filed, but KIRO 7 has learned the 19-year-old licensed operator who crashed his drone into Seattle’s Space Needle on Dec. 31, is being investigated by the Seattle Police Department for creating a “substantial risk of death or serious physical injury.”
The video of the drone crashing into the Seattle icon on New Year's Eve Day spread all over the world when it was shared by Space Needle staff on Jan. 11.
On the day of the crash, pyrotechnic workers were setting up the annual New Year’s Eve fireworks display.
According to documents filed in King County Superior Court, investigators with the Seattle Police Department believe the pyrotechnic workers --- who were just feet away from the drone when it crashed --- were in danger of "substantial risk of death or serious physical injury" because of the drone operator's actions.
Read more: www.statesman.com/news/national/drone-operator-investigated-for-causing-substantial-risk-death-space-needle-crash/f0kccmqfenkBYw6XoZxavI/