A drone crashed into the Empire State Building
A small drone crashed into the 40th floor of the Empire State Building Thursday night and then fell to a 35th floor landing, authorities said.
Police said a New Jersey man was flying the drone in an attempt to take pictures and apparently lost control of the aircraft.
nvestigators said Sean Nivin Riddle was arrested at the scene and is expected to face criminal charges. He was being questioned by officers at the Midtown South police precinct.
Right after the crash, Riddle apparently wrote on his own Twitter feed: “filming w/ drone, now its stuck on the empire state building….w/security.”
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