JACKSON TOWNSHIP — Recordings from air traffic controllers and 911 calls paint a vivid picture of the moments leading up to and after a plane crash that claimed the life of its pilot in early May. Gary Wolfelt, 72, died when his Express 2000 FT, a single-engine plane, crashed into woods southeast of Polk. Investigators […]
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Indiana pilot, 72, dies in single-engine plane crash in Ashland County
JACKSON TOWNSHIP — A 72-year-old Indiana pilot died Monday evening in a single-engine plane crash, according to the Ashland Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Gary Wolfelt of West Lafayette, Ind., was the only person aboard the Experimental Express 2000 FT, troopers said. The crash occurred around Polk, about four miles away from the […]
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Autonomous drone: Mansfield set to deploy eye in the sky as ‘first responder’
MANSFIELD — An autonomous drone may soon serve as a “first responder” for the City of Mansfield safety forces. “When a call comes in at 123 Main Street, the (911) dispatcher hits that address, the box opens, the drone immediately (flies out) without a drone pilot or without a visual observer being there,” Safety Service […]
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Eyes in the sky: Mansfield to use new drone technology to improve emergency response
MANSFIELD — ShotSpotter detects gunshots somewhere in Mansfield at 2 a.m. Police officers in cruisers race across town, responding even before 9-1-1 calls come in. A license-plate reading camera in the area captures a vehicle speeding away from the scene, perhaps capturing the suspect’s fleeing vehicle. A camera drone flies from a box atop the […]
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Ohio man walks away from plane crash in Crawford County
BUCYRUS — An Ohio man refused treatment after surviving a plane crashed Saturday afternoon near Bucyrus, according to a press release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Nathaniel Thomas, 51, of Stone Creek, declined treatment after his single-engine plane crashed at approximately 2:30 p.m. The Bucyrus Post said Thomas sustained minor injuries after the incident, […]