LAFD Pilot Paramedic Killed In Plane Crash Monday

 SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif. — A Los Angeles Fire Department pilot was killed in a single-engine plane crashed Monday at El Mirage Dry Lake in San Bernardino County.

Fire officials identified the pilot as Brian Lee, 47. A child passenger was also hurt.

Lee, who was a helicopter pilot and parademic, was killed in the crash that occurred around 11:30 a.m. Tracy Martinez, a spokeswoman for the San Bernardino County Fire Department, told local media that the plane struck the ground and flipped numerous time

The boy is no older than 10, officials said.

The initial report of the crash misidentified the plane as a helicopter.

It is unclear how severely the boy, who officials described as no more than 10, was injured. Shortly before noon, San Bernardino fire officials tweeted that two victims were being airlifted to a hospital after the crash of a small plane.

According to a post about Lee's death on the LAFD's official blog, off-duty colleagues witnessed the crash and rushed to help.

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LA County deputy charged with ticket-fixing

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy has been charged with taking $1,500 in bribes to fix traffic tickets.

Edwin Tamayo was charged Thursday with nine counts of conspiracy to obstruct justice, accepting bribes and preparing false documents. He could face up to nine years and eight months in prison if convicted.

Prosecutors say Tamayo, a 13-year veteran, fixed tickets by intercepting citations before they were filed in court or removing court notices sent to a colleague who'd issued the citations.

Tamayo has been on paid leave since a Sheriff's Department investigation began in February 2013.

He was arrested Tuesday and freed on bail. His attorney, Jacob Glucksman, tells the Los Angeles Times that the deputy maintains his innocence.  

 

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