All 14 victims identified from fiery UPS cargo plane crash in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A grandfather and his young grandson. An electrician with two young children. A woman waiting in line at a scrap metal business.
These were among the 14 people who died fiery accident Incident of a UPS plane in Louisville last week. Their names were announced Wednesday as Mayor Craig Greenberg lamented lives that “will remain unfinished forever.”
“As we share the names of those we lost, our city feels the full weight of this unimaginable tragedy,” Greenberg said at a press conference. “Behind each of these names there is a circle of family, friends and stories that will remain unfinished forever.”
eight days later the plane crashed into the ground The local coroner’s office said it had completed the daunting task of finding the victims’ remains inside a massive fireball, identifying them and notifying their loved ones. National Transportation Safety Board inspectors still on duty accident scenesaid Greenberg.
Victims included three pilots He was on the ship when the accident occurred during takeoff from UPS Worldport, the company’s global aviation hub at Muhammad Ali International Airport. They were Captain Richard Wartenberg, First Officer Lee Truitt, and International Assistance Officer Captain Dana Diamond.
Dramatic video He caught the plane crashing into workplaces and exploding into a fireball. Eyewitness and security camera footage gave investigators evidence of what happened from many different angles.
Authorities believe this all the victims It has been detected and identified, Greenberg said Wednesday.
John Spray, 45, died when a plane crashed into his workplace in the Class A Auto Parts and Recycling department. The child’s mother, Tifany Torok, said on her GoFundMe account that Sprey “was in the wrong place at the wrong time” for her daughter.
The family of Louisnes Fedon, 47, said “his death created a sudden and profound void that went far beyond emotional pain”; A GoFundMe was set up by a friend of Fedon’s children. Relatives say that like Spray, Fedon and her 3-year-old granddaughter, Kimberly Asa, were in the wrong place at the wrong time when the plane crashed just short of the runway.
Matthew Sweets, 37, was severely burned and died days later. He worked as an electrician and had two young children, Cohen and Rayne, according to his obituary.
Another victim, 31-year-old Ella Petty Whorton, was at a recycling business when the accident occurred. Her boyfriend, Eric Richardson, said they worked together collecting scrap metal to make ends meet. They had been a couple for over a year after being introduced by a mutual friend.
“He was a wonderful person,” Richardson said over the phone this week. “Everybody loved him. I miss him so much.”
Among those killed in the accident were 45-year-old Angela Anderson; Carlos Fernandez, 52; Trinadette Chavez, 37; Tony Crain, 65; John Loucks, 52; and Megan Washburn, 35. Authorities have not publicly released details about them, including where they were when the plane crashed.
The medical examiner’s office “worked tirelessly under incredibly challenging circumstances” to recover the victims’ remains, identify them and notify families, Greenberg said.
“Yesterday a family member asked me, ‘How are you going to get used to this?’ he asked. And I said, ‘I don’t,'” said Jefferson County Coroner Jo-Ann Farmer. “If I get used to it and it doesn’t bother me anymore, I’m in the wrong profession.”
