If it's not airport airports it a bridge! Another fool with a drone. A man caused chaos on the M48 after climbing a tower of the Severn Bridge and attempting to fly a drone from it, a court has heard. Alexandru Scutaru, 30, was trying to take photographs of the surrounding area by launching his GoPro drone from the bridge, which connects England and Wales. Both carriageways were closed for around 20 minutes, leaving more than 100 vehicles stranded, after bridge officials spotted Scutaru and alerted police.
District Judge David Taylor said Scutaru would have faced an immediate prison sentence if he had used his drone.The judge ordered for the drone to be destroyed and imposed a community order and curfew for 16 weeks. He said he hoped to buy a new drone to continue taking photographs, adding that he would not climb a bridge in the UK again.
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