Boston’s new Drone as First Responder program suffered an early setback after one of the department’s drones crashed onto a parked Mazda 3 in Brighton just days after the system went operational.
The incident occurred at around 1:30 p.m. on September 3 at a private driveway on Hatherly Road. According to the incident report, as quoted by the Boston Herald and cited by DroneXL, the drone was found in pieces after apparently striking the vehicle. The impact damaged the Mazda’s rear windshield and trunk.
The vehicle’s owner was away when the crash happened. When he returned, he reportedly found the damaged car along with a note left on the windshield by a Boston police officer. No injuries were reported in connection with the incident…