One of the best basketball players in NBA history Kobe Bryant He and his daughter Gianna died in a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020.
After the death that shocked the sports world, the case that the US public was eagerly waiting for 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.
“MEMORIAL PHOTO TAKE”
According to the news in HürriyetBryant’s attorney, Luis Li, In his opening speech to the jury, he made the following statements:
“January 26, 2020 will always be the worst day of Vanessa Bryant’s life. Security forces toured the area and took commemorative photos. They literally put salt on 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.
li, “She lives in fear that she and her children will one day come across terrifying images of loved ones online.” said.
HIS WIFE ALSO FILED THE PILOTA AND THE COMPANY
Kobe Bryant’s wife Vanessa Bryant accident that killed his wife and daughter. helicopter company Island Express HelicoptersHe sued. 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 in the helicopter Alyssa Altobelli and Payton Chester; parents Keri and John Altobelli; Sarah Chester; basketball assistant coach Christina Mauser; and the pilot Search Zobayan there was. Nine people died in the accident.
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, from the National Transportation Safety Agency (NTSB), stated that the helicopter fell from 366 meters in one minute as it climbed to the top of the clouds.This is a pretty steep descent at high speed‘ he said.
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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