Amazon Drone Crash Lands in Arizona Apartment Complex
An Amazon delivery drone made an unexpected crash landing Wednesday, coming down in the middle of an apartment complex in Tolleson, Arizona.
Neighbours were surprised, but thankful no one was around when the drone went down near 97th Avenue and Roosevelt Street, not far from Interstate 10 and Loop 101 (Agua Fria) freeways.
“I look to my left and that’s when I see something big, and I’m like what is that?” said Nay Brooks, who was the first to spot the drone and took video of it on her cell phone. “I walk over to it and get closer, and that’s when I see the Amazon logo, ‘oh this must be an Amazon drone,’ so I immediately pull out my phone and I start recording. How did this crash in Tolleson at six in the morning.”
A few weeks ago, Amazon launched its Prime Air Drone Delivery service in Tolleson. Customers who live or work within a seven-mile radius of Amazon’s Fulfillment Center can have a package that weighs under five pounds delivered by drone in under an hour. More than 50,000 items are eligible for delivery.
Brooks said she called Amazon right away to report the drone in her neighborhood. She was told the drone had cameras and a GPS system, and someone was going out to retrieve it. She’s just happy it didn’t land near any kids, cars or people.
“With kids being out of school already, I was thankful it did not hurt anyone, or anything, no property was damaged, and no one was hurt,” said Brooks. “That was definitely a fortunate thing.”
Source: Arizona family
