Authorities have identified the three victims of the Boca Raton plane crash that occurred on Friday, April 11. Brooke, 17, Stephen, 54, and Robert Stark, 81, were killed in the crash. They were a three-generation family: daughter, father, and grandfather.
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According to a Boca Raton Police Department release, the incident took place on April 11 at around 10:13 a.m. The Cessna 310 that had the Stark family aboard presented “trouble maintaining control” shortly after departing Boca Raton Airport.
The plane continued to circle the surrounding area. However, shortly after, the plane crashed onto some train tracks along Military Trail near the Glades Road overpass, as per the release. A vehicle on the ground, a 2017 Toyota Prius driven by sole survivor Pablo Tafur, 24, lost control amid the crash and hit a tree.
“Once the flames were around it, [I] slammed my brakes and tried to get out of the way,” Tafur told CBS News. “I’m just lucky to be here – not my day today, somebody is looking out.”…