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Vanessa Bryant, wife of NBA star Kobe Bryant, took photos of her husband and daughter taken at the crash site to court. The lawsuit that the US public has been eagerly waiting for has begun.
One of the best basketball players in NBA history Kobe Bryantdied in a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020, with his daughter Gianna.
After the death that shocked the sports world USA The publicly awaited trial started in the district court in Los Angeles.
Bryant’s wife, Vanessa Bryant, filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for photographs taken at the crash site of her husband and daughter who died in the accident.
Photos of the NBA player and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Bryant, were found on the phones of dozens of firefighters and 28 sheriff’s officers at the scene.
While Vanessa Bryant, who attended the first hearing, left the journalists’ questions unanswered, the New York Post wrote that Bryant was in tears during the hearing.
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‘THE MEMORIAL PHOTO’
Bryant’s lawyer, Luis Li, made the following statements in his opening speech to the jury;
‘January 26, 2020 will always be the worst day of Vanessa Bryant’s life. Security forces toured the area and took souvenir photos. They literally rubbed salt into an unbearable wound.’
Claiming that the photos in question were taken for personal purposes, Li underlined that his client was afraid of encountering these photos one day.
“She lives in fear that she and her children will one day come across terrifying images of loved ones online,” Li said.
HIS WIFE ALSO FILED THE PILOTA AND THE COMPANY
Kobe Bryant’s wife, Vanessa Bryant, sued the helicopter company Island Express Helicopters in the accident that killed her husband and daughter. Vanessa Bryant said that pilot Ara George Zobayan should not have aired the helicopter because of the foggy weather.
Kobe and his daughter, as well as 13-year-old Gianna’s teammates Alyssa Altobelli and Payton Chester in the helicopter; parents Keri and John Altobelli; Sarah Chester; basketball assistant coach Christina Mauser; and pilot Ara Zobayan. Nine people died in the accident.
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THE HELICOPTER WAS NOT A CRITICAL DEVICE
In the statement made by the federal authorities, it was stated that the helicopter carrying 9 people with Bryant did not have a warning device called the Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS). Authorities also added that they were unsure whether the system would help the pilot, who lost control in the thick fog, avoid the accident if Bryant’s helicopter were to be found.
STACKED AT HIGH SPEED AND VERTICALLY
Jennifer Homendy of the National Transportation Safety Agency (NTSB) said the helicopter fell from 366 meters in one minute as it climbed above the clouds. “It’s a pretty steep descent at high speed.” he said.
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KOBE USED HELICOPTER FOR GIRLS
It was known that Kobe Bryant preferred helicopters for transportation because he wanted to avoid Los Angeles traffic and spend more time with his children.
That day, they were going to go to the academy, 15 minutes away, by helicopter with other teammates and their families for the training of her daughter Gianna, but heavy fog caused the accident.
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