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CBS News
06-05-2025
- Health
- CBS News
Philadelphia woman Dominique Goods-Burke dies months after Northeast Philadelphia plane crash
The Jan. 31 plane crash in Northeast Philadelphia has claimed an eighth life months later. Dominique Goods-Burke, 34, has died due to burns and other injuries as a result of the plane crash outside of the Roosevelt Mall on Cottman Avenue that hurt more than 20 other people and damaged several homes and businesses, the city's Medical Examiner's Office confirmed to the Associated Press. "Dominique was a fighter until the end of her three-month battle with her injuries and related health concerns," Goods-Burke's employer, High Point Cafe, posted on Facebook. "We will miss her kind smile, beautiful spirit, and heart full of love. Please keep her family in your thoughts as they navigate these next steps. Thank you for your donations and for showing the love of our High Point Cafe community." The plane crash in Northeast Philly killed all six people aboard the Learjet 55, and another person inside a car on the ground, along with Goods-Burke. Four crew members from Jet Rescue Air Ambulance were killed along with an 11-year-old pediatric patient Valentina Guzman Murillo, who had just wrapped up weeks of treatment at Shriners Children's Hospital Philadelphia, and her mother Lizeth Murillo Ozuna. The flight was bound for Springfield-Branson Airport in Missouri. The crewmembers were pilot Capt. Alan Alejandro Montoya Perales, copilot Josue de Jesus Juarez Juarez, Dr. Raul Meza Arredondo and paramedic Rodrigo Lopez Padilla. The man killed on the ground was identified as 37-year-old Steven Dreuitt. His son, 9-year-old Ramesses, was sent to a Massachusetts hospital with burns on 90% of his body. The car they were in was severely damaged in the crash. A man who was eating at the Raising Cane's close to the crash scene, Caseem Wongus, sprang into action when he saw Ramesses emerge from the flames, wrapping the boy in his jacket and getting him over to first responders. The cause of the Northeast Philly crash remains under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board. A preliminary report in March said that the cockpit voice recorder was not recording and likely hadn't recorded audio for several years. The recorder had "significant impact-related damage," according to the report. Investigators said there were no distress calls received from the flight crew. The entire flight was less than one minute as the plane made a steep descent and crashed near the Roosevelt Mall in a very densely populated area of the city. The NTSB is expected to release a final report on the crash in 12 to 24 months. -The Associated Press contributed to this report
Bloomberg
06-03-2025
- Bloomberg
Black Box Wasn't Recording Before Philadelphia Medevac Crash
The cockpit voice recorder on a medevac plane that crashed in Philadelphia earlier this year contained no data from the fatal flight and likely hadn't been capturing audio 'for several years,' the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report on Thursday. The Learjet 55 operated by Jet Rescue Air Ambulance crashed on Jan. 31, killing all six people on board and one person on the ground while injuring several others.
Boston Globe
06-03-2025
- Boston Globe
Medical jet's voice recorder likely wasn't working for years before Philadelphia crash
Those on the plane included an 11-year-old girl who had been receiving medical treatment at Shriners Children's Philadelphia hospital. Jet Rescue Air Ambulance said the plane had been taking Valentina Guzmán Murillo and her 31-year-old mother, Lizeth Murillo Osuna, home to Mexico. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Jet Rescue identified its team members as Dr. Raul Meza Arredondo, 41; the captain, Alan Montoya Perales, 46; the copilot, Josue de Jesus Juarez Juarez, 43; and paramedic Rodrigo Lopez Padilla, 41. All four were from Mexico. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy has said air traffic controllers didn't hear anything concerning before the crash. According to the report, the recorder was recovered eight feet (2.4 meters) underground after the plane crashed and had significant damage, including exposure to liquids. After extensive cleaning and repairs, the agency discovered the 30-minute tape did not have any audio of the flight. The high-impact crash left the plane highly fragmented, and a debris field that the NTSB on Thursday said was about 1,410 ft in length and 840 ft wide. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who visited the crash site with investigators, said that the aircraft came down at 'a very steep angle' and that the impact area was notably 'expansive.' Advertisement City officials said the resulting fire and debris destroyed or significantly damaged more than a dozen homes and businesses. Andrew Parker Felix, an Orlando, Florida-based lawyer, represents a man who was driving home from work when his SUV became engulfed in jet fuel from the crash. He said the man spent 11 days in an intensive care burn unit, enduring skin grafts. 'This is going to be a long road of recovery in front of him,' Felix said. At least three other law firms have said they represent victims of the crash. The crash was among a series of recent aviation disasters and close calls that left some people worried about the safety of flying. It came just two days after an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter collided in midair in Washington, D.C. — the deadliest U.S. air disaster in a generation.
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Eagles star A.J. Brown visits 10-year-old who shielded his little sister in Philadelphia plane crash
A 10-year-old Philadelphia boy who protected his sister when an air ambulance crashed in the city might not be able to go to the Super Bowl victory parade, but he did get a personal visit from Philadelphia Eagles star wide receiver A.J. Brown in the hospital. Andre "Trey" Howard III required emergency brain surgery after a piece of metal debris embedded in his head as he shielded his younger sister during the Jan. 31 crash. His father, Andre Howard, told NBC News the family was driving to get their weekly Friday afternoon treat when the Jet Rescue Air Ambulance crashed in northeast Philadelphia. Trey's family told NBC Philadelphia that when he woke up after surgery he had two questions: Did he save his sister? Did he miss the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl game? Brown saw the headlines about Trey's dedication to his hometown team and promised to visit him once the game was over. "You are a Hero young man!" Brown wrote in a post on X. "I'm going to come see you when I get back. Hopefully with some hardware. Playing for you on Sunday my man." Brown "kept his word," Howard said. He admitted to being a little surprised when he received a call from the hospital that the family was going to have a visitor in the morning. "Just with my son walking, being able to have a conversation with A.J. Brown," Howard said. "These are things that I look at as a dad ... these are iconic moments." Brown brought Trey some gifts from the Eagles, as well as the Vince Lombardi Trophy the team won by defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in the championship game on Sunday. Trey's mother posted photos of Trey and Brown with the trophy to her Facebook page. Howard described Brown as humble, sitting and talking to Trey for about 30 minutes during his visit. Trey asked him questions about what it was like to win the Super Bowl and about Brown's teammate, Saquon Barkley. So Brown called Barkley to chat with Trey too, Howard said. "They just said 'we were proud of you,' 'we're praying for you,'" Howard said. "And pretty much, my son gave them the extra edge to go win that Super Bowl, extra motivation on top of the motivation they had being in the Super Bowl. And that lifted my son's spirits." Just after Brown's visit, Howard said Trey had to go to physical therapy. "You would have thought he was back to normal," Howard said. "They gave him an extra boost of energy ... 'Wow, you're already going fast now, and we're pretty much jogging on the treadmill now?'" Howard described Trey as a 'centimeter' from death after the accident, being told he could become paraplegic from his injuries. But the father now calls his son's rapid improvement in less than two weeks a 'miracle.' Trey still has a long road to recovery, though his father says his ability to walk and talk enough for Brown's visit was a big improvement. The 10-year-old won't be able to go to the parade, but Howard hopes to get some pictures for him. Brown's visit showed Howard the type of person the athlete is off the field, Howard said, adding that Brown is now a "brother to me for life." "I don't look at him as just a professional football player, I look at him — he's a dad," Howard said. "He told me it hit home because he has a son. It hit home to see a child protecting his sister and he just wanted to show some love to him." This article was originally published on
NBC News
13-02-2025
- Sport
- NBC News
Eagles star A.J. Brown visits 10-year-old who shielded his little sister in Philadelphia plane crash
A 10-year-old Philadelphia boy who protected his sister when an air ambulance crashed in the city might not be able to go to the Super Bowl victory parade, but he did get a personal visit from Philadelphia Eagles star wide receiver A.J. Brown in the hospital. Andre "Trey" Howard III required emergency brain surgery after a piece of metal debris embedded in his head as he shielded his younger sister during the Jan. 31 crash. His father, Andre Howard, told NBC News the family was driving to get their weekly Friday afternoon treat when the Jet Rescue Air Ambulance crashed in northeast Philadelphia. Trey's family told NBC Philadelphia that when he woke up after surgery he had two questions: Did he save his sister? Did he miss the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl game? Brown saw the headlines about Trey's dedication to his hometown team and promised to visit him once the game was over. "You are a Hero young man!" Brown wrote in a post on X."I'm going to come see you when I get back. Hopefully with some hardware. Playing for you on Sunday my man." Brown "kept his word," Howard said. He admitted to being a little surprised when he received a call from the hospital that the family was going to have a visitor in the morning. "Just with my son walking, being able to have a conversation with A.J. Brown," Howard said. "These are things that I look at as a dad ... these are iconic moments." Brown brought Trey some gifts from the Eagles, as well as the Vince Lombardi Trophy the team won by defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in the championship game on Sunday. Trey's mother posted photos of Trey and Brown with the trophy to her Facebook page. Howard described Brown as humble, sitting and talking to Trey for about 30 minutes during his visit. Trey asked him questions about what it was like to win the Super Bowl and about Brown's teammate, Saquon Barkley. So Brown called Barkley to chat with Trey too, Howard said. "They just said 'we were proud of you,' 'we're praying for you,'" Howard said. "And pretty much, my son gave them the extra edge to go win that Super Bowl, extra motivation on top of the motivation they had being in the Super Bowl. And that lifted my son's spirits." Just after Brown's visit, Howard said Trey had to go to physical therapy. "You would have thought he was back to normal," Howard said. "They gave him an extra boost of energy ... 'Wow, you're already going fast now, and we're pretty much jogging on the treadmill now?'" Howard described Trey as a 'centimeter' from death after the accident, being told he could become paraplegic from his injuries. But the father now calls his son's rapid improvement in less than two weeks a 'miracle.' Trey still has a long road to recovery, though his father says his ability to walk and talk enough for Brown's visit was a big improvement. The 10-year-old won't be able to go to the parade, but Howard hopes to get some pictures for him. Brown's visit showed Howard the type of person the athlete is off the field, Howard said, adding that Brown is now a "brother to me for life." "I don't look at him as just a professional football player, I look at him — he's a dad," Howard said. "He told me it hit home because he has a son. It hit home to see a child protecting his sister and he just wanted to show some love to him."
