Man sentenced to 30 days in prison for accidentally hitting woman with his drone

Attention drone operators: Watch your aim with those things or you could end up in behind bars.

Yeah, we're serious. Paul Skinner, a 38-year-old Seattle man who accidentally knocked a woman unconscious with his drone back in 2015 has received a 30-day prison sentence along with a $500 fine, after being charged with reckless endangerment back in January.

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When Skinner, an aerial photographer, flew his two pound, 18-by-18 inch drone — which retailed for $1,200 — into a crowd of people at 2015 Seattle Pride Parade, it accidentally fell on top of a 25-year-old woman's head, knocking her out. Read more...

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