A man in California is facing up to one year in the federal prison for operating it with a drone that crashed into a superb battle plane where the crew was fighting the destructive Palisades fire in California.
Peter Trip Akman, 56, agreed to acknowledge guilt on an inappropriate operation of a drone.
Acting US lawyer, Joseph T. McNali for the Convention on charges and summons on Friday during a press conference with Akil Davis, Assistant Director in charge of the Los Angeles Field Office at the FBI.
A drone was hit by Los Angeles Province. (FBI)
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“Aircraft aircraft aircraft in times of emergency pose a severe threat to firefighting employees, who are trying to help people,” McKinale said during the press conference. He added that this case should be a warning that “if a drone travels around forest fires, and you do it recklessly, then the application of the law will find you, and we will bear you.”
According to the guilty acknowledgment agreement, on January 9, Akman traveled to the top of the third descent in the street in Santa Monica, California, and a drone flew towards a Palisades fire to see the damage. After losing the drone’s eyesight, it collided with a super room, leaving a 3 -inch hole by 6 inches in the left wing of the plane.
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At the time of the accident, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released aircraft restrictions prohibiting a drone near fire in southern California.
McNali confirmed that the crew was able to land in the super super safe, but he said that the plane was outside the commission for about five days, with the outbreak of Palisades.
A drone was hit by Los Angeles Province. (FBI)
During the press conference, Davis said that there is currently no evidence that the defendant deliberately caused this collision, however, aircraft aircraft drones in a restricted area can cause a disaster. “
Davis added: “The lack of sound sense and the ignorance of your duty as a drone will not protect you from criminal charges.”
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According to Calfire, starting on Thursday, the Palisades fire, which was 95 % contained weeks after fire control efforts, killed 12 people and destroyed more than 6,800 structures.
Akkan was expected to be his first appearance in the court on Friday afternoon.
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2025-01-31 19:56:00
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