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The pilot was taken into custody after the emergency landing.
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The pilot was taken into custody after the emergency landing.
An allegedly intoxicated pilot was arrested after he landed his plane on Interstate 70 near Grain Valley Friday morning. He has been identified as 35-year-old John Seesing from Prairie Village.
The pilot was taken into custody after the emergency landing.
Getty Images/pawel.gaul/Stock(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) -- A pilot who landed his plane on a Missouri highway early Friday after running out of fuel was arrested for allegedly flying while intoxicated, authorities said. Troopers responded to reports of a small plane blocking the westbound lanes of I-70 near the Kansas City suburb of Grain Valley around 3 a.m. local time. "Interstate 70 (westbound lanes) BLOCKED by an AIRCRAFT!" Missouri State Highway Patrol tweeted while warning commuters to expect delays. The plane managed to avoid hitting any vehicles but had a "minor collision"...
Missouri State Highway Patrol determined John Seesing may have been flying the plane under the influence.