Officials release names of Kentucky UPS plane crash victims
Kentucky officials,including Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg,have officially named the 14 victims of the UPS plane crash that occurred on November 4 near Muhammad Ali International Airport. The victims include pilots and crew members, as well as a 3-year-old child. The identification process was completed through DNA,medical,and dental records in cooperation wiht UPS. Mayor Greenberg expressed the profound grief felt by the city and emphasized the individual stories behind each victim’s name, hoping the families can begin to heal despite the tragedy. Jefferson County Coroner Jo-Ann Farmer noted a sense of relief that all victims have been identified, though acknowledged the ongoing emotional toll. The crash, which involved a UPS fedex Ground model plane, caused a fiery explosion and extensive damage to nearby buildings. The cause of the accident remains unknown, and the Federal Aviation Management has ordered inspections of similar aircraft.
Kentucky officials name the 14 victims killed in UPS plane crash
Today, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg, alongside other Kentucky officials, named the 14 victims of the United Parcel Service plane crash outside of Muhammad Ali International Airport on Nov. 4.
“Our city feels the full weight of this unimaginable tragedy,” Greenberg said at the press conference. “Behind every one of these names is a circle of family, friends, stories that will forever be unfinished.”
“I hope that with this certainty, their grieving can continue and turn to healing, and that they can begin to find ways to move forward, to recover from this trauma and find joy and happiness in life once again, knowing it will never be the same without their loved one,” he added.
The victims include Capt. Dana Diamond, 62, Capt. Richard Wartenberg, 57, First Officer Lee Truitt, 45, Angela Anderson, 45, Carlos Fernandez, 52, Trinadette “Trina” Chavez, 37, Tony Crain, 65, John Loucks, 52, John Spray, 45, Matthew Sweets, 37, Ella Petty Whorton, 31, Megan Washburn, 35, Louisnes Fedon, 47, and Fedon’s 3-year-old granddaughter Kimberly Asa.
Greenberg said the victims were able to be identified through DNA, medical, and dental records — which were completed less than 24 hours ago — as well as cooperation from UPS on the identities of the pilots.
Jefferson County Coroner Jo-Ann Farmer stood alongside Greenberg at the press conference and said that “there’s almost a sense of relief” between officials and the families of the victims that all of the bodies have been identified.
“I had a family member ask me yesterday, ‘How do you ever get used to this? And I said ‘I don’t,’” Farmer stated. “If I get used to this and it doesn’t bother me, I’m in the wrong profession.”
UPS, FEDEX GROUND PLANE MODEL INVOLVED IN DEADLY LOUISVILLE FLIGHT
Video of the crash circulated on social media after the Hawaii-bound flight crashed into a nearby facility, obliterating several neighboring buildings and causing a fiery explosion fueled by nearly 38,000 gallons of gas.
The reason for the crash is still unknown, prompting the Federal Aviation Administration to call for an inspection of all such aircraft.
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