WELCOME TO TEXAS, NOW YOU ARE DEAD: Three members of a California family (Scott Latulippe, 41, Nancy Latulippe, 38, and the couple's 14-year-old son Jackson ) were killed by 41-year-old drunk driver Guy Brasteda while on vacation in Austin, Texas.

Monday, November 20, 2017 10:41AM

AUSTIN, Texas --

Three members of a California family were killed in a drunk driving crash while on vacation in Texas.

Scott Latulippe, 41, was taken off life support Saturday after the head-on crash last week between the Fiat his family was in and the Jeep Wrangler driven by 41-year-old Guy Brasted.
Nancy Latulippe, 38, and the couple's 14-year-old son Jackson died at the scene, KEYE-TV reports.

The couple's 10-year-old daughter Keira survived the crash with non-life threatening injuries, and is now with family in California.

According to Austin police, Brasted was driving northbound on Research Boulevard near Mopac when he lost control of his vehicle, breaking through a cable barrier and slamming into the Fiat.

Brasted's blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit, police said.
Mark Latulippe, Scott's cousin, said the family is strong but heartbroken, especially for the sole survivor of the crash, Keira.

"Her whole world is now, never will be the same," Mark said. "He destroyed that little girl's family. She has family beyond that and we will take care of her and I will make sure she's okay. But he's destroyed a little girl's family."

Texas is the deadliest state in the United States as far as traffic accidents are concerned.  So, if you are stupid enough to vacation there, watch out, as your life is in danger.

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Third victim dies after alleged drunk driving crash, driver released from hospital

by CBS Austin

Friday, November 17th 2017

41-year-old Guy Brasted is charged with intoxication manslaughter, a 2nd degree felony, in a crash that killed a mother and son last Saturday. (Photo: Austin Police Department)

AUSTIN, Texas — The third member of a family died Friday morning after fighting for his life all week from injuries sustained during what police are calling a drunk driving crash.

Scott Latulippe, 41, was taken to the hospital after a suspected drunk driver crashed head-on with the car he and his family were in last Saturday. His family tells CBS Austin they took him off life support Friday morning after he was no longer responding to medical procedures.

"The family is trying to be strong. We are heartbroken," said Mark Latulippe, Scott's cousin. "He was one of the finest teachers in Valley Center. Scottie was an extremely unique person. He helped everyone."

Latulippe says the family was in Austin for vacation, and was driving to the airport to return home to California at the time of the crash.

According to an affidavit, 41-year-old Guy Brasted was driving a Jeep Wrangler northbound on Research Blvd. near Mopac when he lost control of the vehicle and left the roadway, breaking through the cable barrier and striking a Fiat traveling on the southbound side.

Police say Brasted's blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit when he caused the head-on crash last Saturday afternoon. He has been released from the hospital and booked into the Travis County Jail.

The driver of the Fiat, 38-year-old Nancy Latulippe, as well as her 14-year-old son Jackson were killed.

Their 10-year-old daughter, Keira, was transported to Dell Children's Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. She is now with family in California.

"Her whole world is now, never will be the same," Latulippe said.
Brasted also suffered non-life threatening injuries. His blood alcohol concentration was found to be .203.

"He destroyed that little girl's family. She has family beyond that and we will take care of her and I will make sure she's okay. But he's destroyed a little girl's family," Latulippe said.

The APD Vehicular Homicide Unit is asking for anyone with information about the events leading up to the fatal crash to contact them at (512) 974-6935 if they have not already done so. 

Brasted is charged with intoxication manslaughter, a 2nd degree felony. His bond is set at $75,000. Austin Police say they expect to add more charges.
Family of the Latulippes have set up a GoFundMe page.

On Saturday November 11th at 3:30 PM Scott Latiluppe, his wife, Nancy, their 14 year old son, Jackson, and their 10 year old daughter, Kiera, were on a family trip in Austin, Texas and on their way to the airport to return home.  An intoxicated driver lost control of his vehicle, traveled across the center median, and collided head-on with the Latiluppe's vehicle.  The collision killed Nancy and Jackson; Scott is currently in the ICU in Austin facing life threatening injuries.  Kiera survived the collision with minor injuries, but faces a long road of emotional recovery. 

The Latulippe family was an intricate part of a very close community in Valley Center.  Scott was a teacher at the local high school where Jackson recently started his freshman year and Nancy was a model employee with Geico Insurance.  Scott's cousin, Mark Latulippe, a California Highway Patrol Officer, and Mark's family are taking on the arduous task of handling Scott and Nancy's affairs, but more significantly haver taken Kiera in as their own.  This tragic event has destroyed a family and left a small child without a Mom, Dad, and brother, a circumstance no child should ever face.  We are once again reminded, as this catastrophic event hits close to home, the dangers and atrocities that drinking and driving cause.
 

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Police: Driver was drunk in head-on crash that killed mother, child on Research Blvd.

by CBS Austin

Monday, November 13th 2017

Nancy Latulippe, 38, and her 14-year-old son Jackson were killed in the crash. Nancy's husband was transported to the hospital with life threatening injuries. Their 10-year-old child was transported to Dell Children's Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. (Photo courtesy: Valley Center-Pauma Unified School District)

AUSTIN, Texas — Police say a driver was drunk when he caused a head-on crash that killed two people in North Austin on Saturday afternoon.

According to an affidavit, 41-year-old Guy Brasted was driving a Jeep Wrangler northbound on Research Blvd. near Mopac when he lost control of the vehicle and left the roadway, breaking through the cable barrier and striking a Fiat traveling on the southbound side.

The driver of the Fiat, 38-year-old Nancy Latulippe and her 14-year-old son Jackson were killed. Nancy's husband was transported to the hospital with life threatening injuries.

Their 10-year-old child was transported to Dell Children's Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Brasted also suffered non-life threatening injuries. His blood was drawn at Dell Seton Hospital, where his blood alcohol concentration was found to be .203, more than twice the legal limit.

Brasted is charged with intoxication manslaughter, a 2nd degree felony. His bond is set at $75,000.

More than two dozen people, including firefighters, were injured in a fire that followed two explosions at Verla International manufacturing plant in New Windsor, in New York's Hudson Valley.

1 dead, 33 injured after explosions, fire at cosmetics plant in New Windsor, NY

NEW WINDSOR, New York (WABC) -- Emergency crews responded to the scene of an explosion and fire that killed one man and injured more than 30 people, including firefighters, at a manufacturing plant in New York's Hudson Valley.

The explosion happened at around 10:15 a.m. Monday in the north section of Verla International -- a business that makes cosmetics, primarily nail polish. It's located at 463 Temple Hill Road in New Windsor in Orange County.

The Orange County Executive's Office reports that the Medical Examiner was requested at 7:40 p.m. for a deceased man at the Verla Costmetic plant. He had previously been reported missing.

19-year-old lab assistant Andrea Latorraca was upstairs when the first explosion went off. She remembers the frightening rush to exit the building.

"When we got downstairs, all we saw were flames," Latorraca said. "Running across the street, get to the other side. All just people scared, everyone pushing, trying to get out."

Here is raw video showing the thick, black smoke billowing from the plant's roof:


At about 10:40 a.m., a second explosion occurred at the plant, New Windsor police said.

33 people were injured in the fire. Seven of them are firefighters for the city of Newburgh. All of the injured people are expected to survive.

Emergency officials issued a shelter-in-place alert for people who were in the immediate area of the plant, but that has since been lifted.

Photos from the scene:








(Photo/Eden Alex via Facebook)


Vails Gate firefighters were at the scene fighting the fire for hours. Hazmat teams were also at the fire, as there was significant concern over what in the plant was burning and whether the smoke was dangerous to people nearby.

Given the exposure to chemicals, all firefighters were thoroughly hosed down after leaving the scene.

Even the soles of their boots were cleaned off. Their helmets were bagged for further decontamination. Officials are not taking any chances.

State agencies are now investigating this factory which has 12 open OSHA violations, with half of them described as serious.





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Firefighters among 33 injured after explosions, fire at cosmetics plant in New Windsor, NY



NEW WINDSOR, New York (WABC) -- More than two dozen people, including firefighters, were injured in a fire that followed an explosion at a manufacturing plant in New York's Hudson Valley.

The explosion happened at around 10:15 a.m. Monday in the north section of Verla International -- a business that makes cosmetics, primarily nail polish. It's located at 463 Temple Hill Road in New Windsor in Orange County.

Here is a photo showing the thick, black smoke billowing from the plant's roof:




Video from Juan Marcoz shows a massive plant fire with thick, black smoke that's burning in New Windsor, New York.


At about 10:40 a.m., a second explosion occurred at the plant, New Windsor police said.

Altogether, 33 people were injured in the fire. Seven of them are firefighters for the city of Newburgh. All of the people injured are expected to survive. One person remains unaccounted for.

Emergency officials have issued a shelter-in-place alert for people who are in the immediate area of the plant.

Photos from the scene:








(Photo/Eden Alex via Facebook)

Vails Gate firefighters are currently at the scene fighting the fire, as well as hazmat teams. One big concern is whether the odor in the immediate area is safe or toxic


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NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. — Two explosions and a fire at a cosmetics factory about an hours’ drive north of New York City left 30 to 35 people injured, including seven firefighters caught in the second blast, authorities said Monday.

The first explosion occurred around 10:15 a.m. Monday at the Verla International cosmetics factory, New Windsor police said. Firefighters who responded were inside when the second explosion occurred around 10:40 a.m.


Up to 35 people were being treated for injuries, including seven firefighters, most of them from the nearby city of Newburgh, Town Supervisor George Green said. Two of the firefighters were taken to the burn unit at Westchester Medical Center, he said. None of the injuries appear to be life threatening, officials said.

One employee remains unaccounted for, Green said.

Crews battled the blaze into late Monday afternoon.

“It’s still an active fire scene,” Green said, adding that the flames were “knocked down pretty well at this point.”

A man who answered the phone at one of the responding fire departments called the blaze a “five-alarm chemical fire with multiple counties helping.”

Hazardous materials teams also responded, Green said.

Video obtained by WABC-TV in New York City showed thick, black smoke spewing from a section of the roof of the sprawling facility, which includes manufacturing and warehouse buildings. Workers milled about a parking lot while fire crews looked on.

There was no word on a cause of the blaze.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said state emergency response teams have been sent to the factory. State personnel dispatched included homeland security staffers, state police, environmental conservation enforcement officers and health department technicians, the Democratic governor said.

The factory is about a half-mile from the town hall and police station in New Windsor, on the Hudson River’s west bank, 55 miles north of New York City. The 37-year-old New Windsor-based company’s website says the products it makes include nail polish, perfumes, lotions and other products.

The company’s phone number wasn’t working. An email sent to the company wasn’t answered.



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A pair of explosions rocked a gigantic cosmetics manufacturing plant in New York's Orange County Monday, injuring nearly three dozen people and spewing thick plumes of noxious black smoke from the roof and the blasted-out sides of the building, according to authorities and footage posted to social media.

One worker at Verla International plant, a 52,000 square-foot facility on Temple Hill Road in New Windsor, remains unaccounted for following the twin blasts at about 10:20 a.m., authorities said at an afternoon briefing.

In total, 33 people were hurt, including seven Newburgh firefighters, some of whom were faced with a secondary explosion when they responded to the first. Two of those firefighters were taken to hospitals with burns. The other 26 victims are Verla workers. All those who were injured are expected to survive.

Verla -- which produces nail polish and cosmetics, among other beauty products, according to its website -- could not be reached for comment.

By mid-morning, dozens of fire and other emergency vehicles had converged on the scene of the five-alarm blaze. Witnesses described an acrid smell of burning chemicals wafting down the street. A shelter-in-place order was issued for a half-mile radius around the building for much of the day.

Dramatic Images: Explosions Rock NY Cosmetics Plant


Environmental officials were also on scene, and authorities said at an afternoon briefing they weren't sure of the full suite of chemicals that may have been in the plant when it exploded. Officials said they believed the air was safe to breathe and that drinking water wasn't affected.

The cause of the blasts is under investigation. Records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration indicate the plant was hit with nine violations earlier this year related to exit maintenance and the use of flammable liquids, among other issues. Of those violations, six were classified as "serious."


One Facebook user who said his office is across the street from the plant wrote in a post that people were seen "running scattering" in the street after Monday's blasts. The road was closed to traffic to assist with the emergency response.


More Than 30 Injured, 2 Firefighters, One Missing in NY Blast
At a press conference Monday afternoon officials announced that more than 33 people were injured and one person was missing following an explosion at a cosmetics plant in Orange County.(Published 2 hours ago)

Another video showed intense orange flames leaping from the roof of the building as firefighters battled the blaze from trucks and on foot. New York State Police also responded. A town supervisor, George Green, said the facility was fully engulfed by fire at one point.

The flames appeared to be mostly contained after about an hour, as photos from the scene showed the stark black smoke that spewed into the air earlier had faded to a gray haze that seemed to shroud the entire skyline.

The factory, which employs more than 100 people, is about a half mile from the town hall and police station in New Windsor, 55 miles north of New York City.

Medical personnel praised the quick action of emergency crews, saying it could have been catastrophic had they not responded with such efficiency.

According to Verla's website, "We specialize in all facets of beauty and bath products for the mass market, specialty retail chains, and department stores, direct sales, professional beauty, TV, electronic retailers and boutiques. The product ranges from pre-teen, teen and budget lines to the most prestigious."

Pilot killed after a 1977 single-engine Cessna 152 oparated by Shouling & Philip Enterprise crashed northwest of Tehachapi Municipal Airport (KTSP), Tehachapi, California

One person was killed Sunday night when an aircraft went down in the Capital Hills area of Tehachapi, the Kern County Fire Department confirmed.

At about 6 p.m., the fire department was informed of reports of an aircraft down north of Mill Street and Highway 58, Engineer Anthony Romero said.

Helicopter 407 out of Keene was called to the scene, and found the aircraft. Romero described it as a "small plane."

"A single-engine Cessna 152 crashed under unknown circumstances near Challenger Drive and Vienna Street Sunday evening," Federal Aviation Administration public affairs manager Ian Gregor wrote in an email to TBC Media.

The pilot was the only person on board, Gregor wrote.

About 20 Kern County firefighters were at the scene, and at one point Kern County Sheriff's Search and Rescue was called upon.

It was not yet known where the Cessna originated, where it was headed and what led to the aircraft going down.

The coroner's office was called to the scene.

Both the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash, Gregor reported.



Shouling & Philip Enterprise filed as a Articles of Incorporation in the State of California on Monday, November 30, 1992 and is approximately twenty-five years old, according to public records filed with California Secretary of State.


N24987 Aircraft Registration
Aircraft Summary

Summary
1977 CESSNA 152
Fixed wing single engine
(2 seats / 1 engine)

Owner
SHOULING & PHILIP ENTERPRISE
LANCASTER , CA, US
(Corporation)

Airworthiness Class
Standard/Utility

Serial Number
15280496

Engine
LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (4 Cycle)
Horsepower: 115

Weight
Less than 12,500lbs

Speed
Not defined

Mode S Code
050452376 / A254FE


06-Jan-2012 SHOULING & PHILIP ENTERPRISE LANCASTER CA
18-Nov-2011 PAUL PHILIP I LANCASTER CA
14-Oct-2011 REGISTRATION PENDING LANCASTER CA
02-Jun-2006 BARNES SHOULING M LANCASTER CA







Date: 19-NOV-2017
Time: 17:50+
Type:
Cessna 152
Owner/operator: Shouling & Philip Enterprise
Registration: N24987
C/n / msn: 15280496
Fatalities: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Unknown
Location: NW of Tehachapi Municipal Airport (KTSP), Tehachapi, CA - United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature: Unknown
Departure airport: Tehachapi Muni (KTSP)
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Shortly after takeoff, aircraft impacted the terrain northwest of Tehachapi Municipal Airport (KTSP), Tehachapi, California. The airplane sustained unreported damage and the sole pilot onboard was fatally injured.

Sources:


http://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/one-killed-in-plane-crash-in-tehachapi
http://www.kerngoldenempire.com/news/local-news/plane-crash-in-tehachapi/860357071
http://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/authorities-searching-for-possible-plane-crash-in-tehachapi
http://www.bakersfield.com/news/breaking/one-person-confirmed-dead-in-aircraft-crash-in-tehachapi/article_2c223574-cdab-11e7-819d-03e56e4e3dc4.html
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Challenger+Dr+%26+Vienna+St,+Tehachapi,+CA+93561/@35.1402236,-118.4424351,19z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x80c1f7b4568aef6d:0x297fb45f6c406003?hl=en-us
FAA
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N24987



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Michael Bollen, 46 of Hot Springs (pilot), Jim Lawson, 61 of Sulligent, AL (flight nurse), Trey Auld, 26 of Shreveport, LA (flight paramedic) died after a Bell 407 Pafford EMS ambulance helicopter crashed near DeWitt, AR

3 people killed in medical helicopter crash near Dewitt, identities released


by Jessica Childs, Associated Press,

Sunday, November 19th 2017


Authorities have released the identities of the three men killed in a medical helicopter crash near Dewitt late Sunday evening.


Dewitt, Ark. (KATV, AP) — UPDATE (11:20):

Authorities have released the identities of the three men killed in a medical helicopter crash near Dewitt late Sunday evening.

According to officials, Air Methods pilot Michael Bollen, 46, of Hot Springs, Arkansas; Pafford Flight nurse James Lawson Spruiell, 61, from Sulligent, Alabama; and Pafford Flight Paramedic, John Auld III, 26, of Shreveport, Louisiana, were killed as the helicopter was in route to pick up a passenger from Helena West Helena Regional Medical Center.

The cause of the crash remains unknown.


Dustin Ross, Director for Pafford Air One released the following statement:

“We are all devastated and profoundly saddened by the tragic loss of these valued EMS colleagues and friends. We will continue to try and comfort the crew’s families as well as everyone in our employ.”


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ORIGINAL ( 11/19):

Arkansas Department of Emergency Management (ADEM) reports that a medical helicopter crashed in Arkansas County Sunday evening.

ADEM spokesperson says the crash happened in the Lodge Corner community near Dewitt.

ADEM spokesperson says the three crew members on board were killed.

The Arkansas County Sheriff's Office says they received a call just before 8:00 p.m. that a chopper had gone down off of highway 276.


Deputies spoke with a woman who lived in the vicinity of the crash who said she witnessed the helicopter go down and could see a fire from her location.

When deputies arrived at the scene, they discovered the helicopter had been consumed by fire and the fire department was still working to extinguish fire in the rear part of the aircraft.

According to Jamie Pafford with Pafford EMS, the helicopter was in route from Pine Bluff to Helena West Helena to pick up a patient when it went down near Dewitt. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford says patients were on board at the time of the accident.

The helicopter belonged to Pafford EMS. The company said on its Facebook page that it's "devastated by the sudden loss of three of our team members."

The identities of those killed will be released after all next of kin have been notified, however, officials say none of the crew was from Arkansas.Additional details about what caused the crash are not yet known.
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3 dead after medical helicopter crash in eastern Arkansas

 

by The Associated Press

Posted Nov 19, 2017 11:22 pm MST

Last Updated Nov 20, 2017 at 7:00 am MST





DEWITT, Ark. – Officials say a medical helicopter has crashed in rural Arkansas, killing all three people on board.

The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management confirms the helicopter went down Sunday night near the Arkansas County town of DeWitt, about 60 miles (100 kilometres) southeast of Little Rock.

Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford says the aircraft was flying from Pine Bluff to DeWitt at the time of the wreck. Lunsford says no patients were on board.

FAA investigators are heading to the crash site, and the National Transportation Safety Board says it’s investigating.

The Bell 407 helicopter belonged to Pafford EMS, which provides emergency transport in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma. The company said on its Facebook page that it’s “devastated by the sudden loss of three of our team members.”






Date: 19-NOV-2017
Time: 21:22
Type:
Bell 407
Owner/operator: Pafford EMS
Registration: N610PA
C/n / msn: 54610
Fatalities: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: near DeWitt, AR - United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature: Ambulance
Departure airport: Pine Bluff
Destination airport: DeWitt
Narrative:
The ambulance helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances. All three crew members died in the crash.

Sources:
http://www.660news.com/2017/11/19/3-dead-after-medical-helicopter-crash-in-eastern-arkansas/
http://www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_business/regional_news/article_330ee14a-cdbd-11e7-8178-b7044e7a59b4.html
http://katv.com/news/local/3-people-killed-in-medical-helicopter-crash-near-dewitt
http://www.asias.faa.gov/pls/apex/f?p=100:95:8295605680868::NO::P95_EVENT_LCL_DATE,P95_LOC_CITY_NAME,P95_REGIST_NBR:20-NOV-17,DE%20WITT,N620PA

http://www.paffordems.com/locations/
http://www.paffordems.com/portfolio-view/airone/
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N620PA