The sorry nightmare of every helicopter parent has get along true : in the beginning this month , a 6.4 - pound drone crashed at a film premiere in Pasadena , hitting a one - year - old child in the question . Spoilers : the babe was hunky-dory .
grant to thePasadena Star News , aDJI Inspire 1 — a $ 3000 drone generally aimed at professionals — crashed at a showing of The Princess Bride at City Hall . Apparently , the operator flew the drone out of visual reach , and then something caused an uncontrolled descent onto the head of a lovely innocent tike .
Police are not looking into the incident , but another enforcement federal agency with teeth is : the FAA can slap a amercement of up to $ 25,000 on operators who fly recklessly , and harmonize toArs Technica , they ’re look into the incident . recall child : drone responsibly .
[ Pasadena Star NewsviaArs Technica ]
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