A Drunken Intel Employee Crashed A Drone Into The White House Lawn
Don't drink and drone.
A drunken employee of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency lost control of his friend's drone over the White House on Monday, where it crashed into the lawn, The New York Times reported.
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The unnamed NGA employee — whose work does not involve unmanned aerial vehicles — was off-duty at the time and self-reported the incident to the Secret Service the following day.
NBC News has more:
Law enforcement officials say an employee of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency turned himself in after losing track of the drone while testing it in bad weather. He said he did not realize the unmanned aerial device landed at the White House until he saw news reports the next morning.
President Obama was not present at The White House during the incident, as he is currently traveling in India. When asked about the drone which he said you can "buy in Radio Shack," Obama pushed for drone regulations.
"You know that there are companies like Amazon that are talking about using small drones to deliver packages ... There are incredibly useful functions that these drones can play in terms of farmers who are managing crops and conservationists who want to take stock of wildlife." Obama told CNN's Fareed Zakaria. "But we don't really have any kind of regulatory structure at all for it."
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