A roadside billboard warns of drone prohibition during the Palisades Fire.
Credit: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
A California man has pleaded guilty to recklessly operating a drone that collided with a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper as it battled the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles in early January, the U.S. Justice Department announced. Under a plea agreement, Peter Tripp Akemann, 56, of Culver City, California...
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