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NBC News
2 days ago
- General
- NBC News
2 blind women say Southwest Airlines left them behind following hourslong delay
Two blind women traveling from Louisiana to Florida said that Southwest Airlines "forgot" them at the airport following a nearly five-hour flight delay. The women said the ordeal happened on July 14 as they waited to board their flight out of New Orleans, according to WSVN in South Florida. The pair told the outlet that they realized they had been left behind because they were the only two on the Orlando-bound flight. One of the women, Sherri Brun, told the news station that they were told, "You're the only two people on this flight because they forgot about you." "I was angry and frustrated," Camille Tate said. Southwest denied that Brun and Tate were forgotten at the gate. The airline said the flight the women were scheduled for was delayed almost five hours and that many of the other passengers "were accommodated on another MCO-bound flight that left a little earlier from a nearby gate." "These two customers were not re-booked on that flight, so their assigned gate never changed," Southwest said. "Our records show that they flew to MCO on the airplane that had been parked at their original gate." Brun said that no one at the gate told the women about an earlier flight. "That airplane took off, and our boarding pass had not been swiped," Tate said. Both women said Southwest needs to change how it communicates with passengers who need extra help when traveling. "There needs to be follow-through," Brun told the news station. "There needs to be some improvement in how they communicate with their passengers, especially those who have disabilities," Tate said. The airline apologized and said it issued $100 vouchers as compensation for the delayed travel. "Southwest is always looking for ways to improve our Customers' travel experiences, and we're active in the airline industry in sharing best practices about how to best accommodate Passengers with disabilities," the company said.
Daily Record
6 days ago
- Daily Record
Drunk driver kills pedestrian in horror crash - but tells police she hit 'homeless person'
Ivana Gomez, 32, is accused of ploughing her BMW into 41-year-old Kathryn Kipnis - who was not homeless - an impact which dragged the woman for more than 230 feet A suspected drink-driver smashed her vehicle into a pedestrian - fatally injuring her - before heartlessly telling officers the victim was "just a homeless person". Ivana Gomez, 32, allegedly drove her BMW straight into 41 year old Kathryn Kipnis - who was not homeless - with such force that the woman was dragged over 230 feet before being "violently thrown off" the car. A police officer who witnessed the shocking collision in Miami, Florida, had to reach speeds exceeding 100 mph to catch up with Gomez as she fled the scene. The motorist was eventually apprehended when she became trapped at traffic lights, according to authorities. Gomez, who is facing manslaughter and vehicular homicide charges, "spontaneously stated that it was just a homeless person that I hit and it is just an accident," the crime report states, reports the Mirror. Officers noted that Gomez reeked of alcohol, displayed bloodshot, watery eyes and had fresh sick in her vehicle, WSVN reports. She failed a field sobriety test and immediately requested legal representation, the police report continued. Body-worn camera footage released this week shows Gomez in handcuffs and barefoot shortly after her arrest on the DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide charges in Miami. Nevertheless, the footage doesn't capture her dismissing the victim as "just a homeless person" - a statement Gomez refuted when questioned during her initial court appearance in May. However, as they prepare a case for Gomez's next court appearance, the police continue to assert this. They have already shared with the media shocking images of the wrecked BMW and a large, head-shaped hole in the windscreen. At the May hearing, prosecutor Laura Adams stated that Gomez "hit the victim so hard that the victim's head went into the vehicle, through the windscreen, and some of the victim's hair got caught on the passenger's seat belt." Yet at that same hearing, in response to the "homeless person" comment, Gomez told the judge: "Your Honour, I never said that. I did not say that whatsoever. That's false." Ms Kipnis, who hails from Miami, was not homeless and was returning home after an evening out with friends, her father informed reporters earlier this year. Gomez, whose blood alcohol level was. 112 - exceeding the US legal limit of .08 - five hours post-crash, remains detained on a $251,000 (£187,000) bond.
Daily Mirror
6 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Suspected drunk driver kills pedestrian but tells cops it was 'just a homeless person'
Ivana Gomez is alleged to have sped her BMW through Miami, Florida, and is said to have careered into Kathryn Kipnis - who was not homeless - so hard she died from the impact A suspected drunk driver careered her car into a pedestrian - killing her - and then callously told police the victim was "just a homeless person". Ivana Gomez, 32, is said to have ploughed her BMW into 41-year-old Kathryn Kipnis - who was not homeless - an impact which dragged the woman for more than 230 feet before she was "violently thrown off" the vehicle. A police officer who witnessed the horrific crash in Miami, Florida, had to drive at more than 100 mph to keep up with Gomez as she sped off. But the motorist was eventually caught when she got stuck at a red light, police say. Gomez, who faces manslaughter and vehicular homicide charges, "spontaneously stated that it was just a homeless person that I hit and it is just an accident,' according to the crime report. Police noted that Gomez smelled like alcohol, had red, watery eyes and there was fresh vomit in her car, WSVN reports. She struggled with a field sobriety test and demanded a lawyer, the police report added. Bodycam footage released this week shows Gomez in handcuffs and without shoes moments after her arrest on the DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide charges in Miami. However, it does not capture her dismissing the victim as 'just a homeless person' — which Gomez denied ever saying when it was raised at her initial court hearing in May. But police continue to allege this, as they prepare a case for Gomez's next court appearance. They have already released to the media shocking images of the mangled BMW and a gaping, head-shaped hole in the windshield. Gomez "hit the victim so hard that the victim's head went into the vehicle, through the windshield, and some of the victim's hair got caught on the passenger's seat belt," said prosecutor Laura Adams at the May hearing. Yet at that hearing, in relation to the "homeless person" remark, Gomez told the judge: "Your Honour, I never said that. I did not say that whatsoever. That's false." Ms Kipnis, from Miami, was in fact not homeless and was on her way home after a night out with friends, her father told reporters earlier this year. Gomez, whose blood level was .112 — above the US legal limit of .08 — five hours after the crash, remains locked up on a $251,000 (£187,000) bond. Devastating CCTV captured the moments before a cocaine-fuelled driver sparked a horror crash on the M6 - killing his 14-year-old son. Daniel Burba, 31, veered off the southbound carriageway in his Peugeot Bipper van near Lancaster on April 20.
Time of India
16-07-2025
- General
- Time of India
Florida plane crash caught on CCTV: Cessna hits tree, bursts into flames; locals rescue 4 onboard
Florida plane crash caught on CCTV (Image: X/ ABCWorldNews) A small plane crash was caught on a CCTV camera in Pembroke Pines, Florida, as a Cessna T337G struck a tree and crash-landed in a residential neighbourhood, just a mile short of North Perry Airport, authorities said. The footage installed outside the house, captured the aircraft striking a tree and bursting into flames. Moments later, neighbours rushed to the scene in a desperate move to rescue the four people onboard. — ABCWorldNews (@ABCWorldNews) 'You could hear it decelerating, and then it just smacked the tree,' Eddie Crispin, a local resident, told WSVN. 'The neighbour across the street had a fire extinguisher, another had a hose, and someone even arrived with an axe to break the window. We pulled them out one by one.' According to Fox News Digital, the national transportation safety board (NTSB) said in a statement that the plane was on approach to the airport when it crashed. The wreckage is now being moved to a secure facility in Jacksonville for further examination. No official word yet on the condition of the passengers, but the swift action by locals is being widely praised.
New York Post
16-07-2025
- General
- New York Post
Florida small plane crash captured on dramatic home security video
A small plane crash in Florida was captured in a dramatic home security video. Footage taken Sunday near North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines showed the Cessna colliding with a tree in a residential neighborhood before locals sprang into action to save the family of four onboard, according to WSVN. 'You could hear decelerating, and it just smacked the tree,' Eddie Crispin, a witness, told the station. 'Once it smacked the tree, we confirmed that the plane did hit the tree, and it hit the ground. The neighbor from across the street had a fire extinguisher trying to put the fire out. 'My neighbor, where the plane actually crashed, had a water hose and was hosing the plane down. Another guy showed up with the axe; he was actually trying to break the window. It was just pretty much all going on at the exact same time. But we did pull them out one by one,' he added. The National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the crash, told Fox News Digital in a statement Tuesday that 'Preliminary information indicates the airplane was on approach to North Perry Airport, when it crashed for unknown reasons in a neighborhood about 1 mile short of the runway. 3 The aircraft was traveling from Turks and Caicos at the time of the crash. City of Pembroke Pines 3 Emergency personnel work at the scene of the wreckage following a plane crash in a yard in the Pines Village community in Pembroke Pines, Fla., Sunday night, July 13, 2025. AP 3 This image taken from video provided by CBS News Miami shows the wreckage of a small plane that crashed in Pembroke Pines, Fla., Monday, July 14, 2025. AP The NTSB added that the wreckage of the Cessna T337G 'will be recovered today to a secure facility in Jacksonville, Florida for further examination. The Pembroke Pines Police Department said Sunday that 'Officers are assisting with a small plane crash in the area of SW 14 Street & SW 68 Blvd.' 'One pilot and three passengers are all safely out of the plane,' it added on X. The aircraft was traveling from Turks and Caicos at the time of the crash, NBC 6 reported.
