A deaf man who deliberately aimed a laser at a Delta Air Lines aircraft on final approach has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison. Considering the danger he created for the pilots and everyone onboard, the punishment strikes me as remarkably light.
The incident occurred on March 2, 2024, as Delta flight 2334 was on final approach to Buffalo. Joseph L. Crapsi lived beneath the airport’s flight path and aimed the laser beam at the aircraft.
After the pilot reported the laser strike, which temporarily blinded him, police began searching the area from which the beam appeared to originate. A neighbor told officers that a laser had been seen shining from Crapsi’s window on multiple occasions.
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