Helicopter Pilot In Deadly Hudson River Crash Was Navy SEAL Who Dreamed Of Flying: Reports
Just two weeks before a deadly helicopter crash over the Hudson River, Navy veteran Sean Johnson posted a video of himself flying past the Freedom Tower.
“When it all comes together,” the 36-year-old wrote on Facebook on March 27, alongside the clip showing him piloting a Bell 206.
On Thursday, April 10, that same type of helicopter went down in Hudson County, NJ, killing Johnson and the family of five on board: Siemens exec Agustin Escobar, his wife Merce Camprubi Montal, and their three children.
Johnson was identified by his wife Kathryn, who spoke with Gothamist.
A cause of…
Mother, Daughter Lied After Fatal Jersey City Crash: Prosecutor
A mother and a daughter were arrested and charged on Tuesday, April 1, after they lied about a fatal crash in Jersey City last year that killed a 43-year-old motorcyclist.
On Thursday, Oct. 31, at 8:55 a.m., Jersey City police responded to a motorcycle crash at Sip Avenue and Routes 1 and 9, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
The motorcyclist, Steven Brown, was injured after he collided with a GMC vehicle at the intersection, Suarez said. Brown was taken to Jersey City Medical Center where he was soon pronounced dead, Suarez said.
Shaneeka Croom, 47, reported being a passen…
Two Men Fatally Beat Man Who Was Found Behind Building: Hudson County Prosecutor
Two men were recently charged with fatally beating a man to death last November in Union City, authorities said.
At 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov 14, Union City police found Reynaldo Gonzalez, 56, behind a building on 23rd Street, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
The Regional Medical Examiner’s Office later determined the cause of death to be Complications of Blunt Force Injuries, Suarez said.
Gerson Vasquez, 26, and Antonio Santiago-Jiminez, 34, both of Union City, are charged with murder and endangering an injured victim, Suarez said.
Both are being detained at the Hudson Coun…
