Accidents
Los Angeles Drone Pilot Faces Year in Prison
The pilot of drone that hit an LAPD helicopter is facing federal charges for the unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft.
Andrew Rene Hernandez is facing federal charges for the unsafe operation of a drone that damaged an LAPD helicopterr. (Photo: U.S. Department of Justice)
Andrew Rene Hernandez is facing federal charges for the unsafe operation of a drone that damaged an LAPD helicopterr. (Photo: U.S. Department of Justice)

During National Drone Safety Awareness Week, the FBI arrested the pilot of an sUAS drone that hit a Los Angeles police (LAPD) helicopter in September. In what is believed to be a U.S. law enforcement first, federal agents arrested Andrew Rene Hernandez, 22, on November 19 for criminal “unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft.”


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