Category: crash

Man convicted for Seattle drone crash which knocked woman unconscious may face jail time

John Aldred

38 year old Paul M. Skinner had been accused of engaging in a conduct that created a “substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury to another person”, and was charged. It comes from an incident in June 2015 when a woman was knocked unconscious when struck by Skinner’s drone during a Pride parade in […]

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Photojournalist rescues driver from burning SUV caught on camera

John Aldred

Photojournalists are used to seeing some pretty intense scenes in the course of their work. It’s not often that they choose to become part of them, though. Cameraman and owner of RMG News, Austin Raishbrook made that choice when he put down his camera to rescue a trapped and unconscious driver from a burning vehicle. CBS […]

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2016 seems to be a record year for Christmas drone crashes

John Aldred

I suppose it shouldn’t come as much surprise that drones have become the hot gift this year. There’s more drones on the market now than ever before. They range in price from $10 to thousands, and anybody can get hold of one. But, what surprises me is the number of them that seem to crash within […]

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They didn’t expect this wedding crasher to be a drone – Now the guests are suing the groom

John Aldred

With drones becoming more and more popular at weddings, it was only a matter of time before an accident happened. Although it’s not the photographer or video guy to blame for this one. Apparently it’s the groom’s fault. The Boston Herald reports that New Hampshire man, Barry Billcliff had just married his new bride when […]

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Australian man almost drowns while trying to save his drone

John Aldred

Victoria Police have reported that a 22 year old Australian man has been pulled from the water at St Kilda Pier. Why was he in the water? Well, he was attempting to rescue his drone. He’d been flying the drone with a friend to shoot photos as part of a project when it suddenly fell into the water. Attempts […]

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Photographer crashes $350K supercar through showroom window during photo shoot

John Aldred

Sometimes, when you’re out making photographs, you have a bad day. Other times, you have a really bad day. This seems to be the latter after a photographer allegedly drove a $350,000 Lamborghini Aventador through a car showroom window. The Lancashire Evening Post reports that a man, believed to be the photographer, got behind the wheel […]

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Watch This Video of a Drone Prop Cutting Into Raw Flesh

Eric Reagan

While not quite as gruesome as it sounds, this video shows what could happen from a drone impacting humans in a sort of “worst case scenario” crash. Below is the normal speed video that puts the super slow motion clip above in a little better context. Of course, the carbon fiber propeller isn’t quite the […]

Drone Crashes on Live TV Inches from Skier at World Cup

Eric Reagan

This crazy video from the World Cup in Italy shows a rather large drone crashing just behind a skier as he raced down the course. The drone is said to have been shooting video for the TV program and lost connection with the operator. What an incredible close miss on this crash! Copyright/DMCA Notice: The […]

Cameraman Takes Out Usain Bolt After Race Win

Eric Reagan

As Usain Bolt was taking a victory lap after winning yet another 200-meter race in Beijing, a cameraman on a Segway bumped the track fence, which caused him to lose control. Then, he spun into the fastest man alive and took him down. Fortunately, Bolt didn’t appear to be injured and the cameraman appeared to be more […]