COCOA, Fla. — On Monday evening, a driver of a car suffered minor injuries after a plane crashed into it as it landed on Interstate 95 in Brevard County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
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- Lt. Tara Crescenzi stated that at around 5:45 p.m., a “fixed wing multi-engine aircraft” collided with a 2023 Toyota Camry in the southbound lane of I-95 around mile marker 201 in Cocoa
- Video, which you can see below, shows the moment the small plane attempted an emergency landing
- The FAA is leading the investigation into the crash and FHP will be doing its own investigation
In an email to Spectrum News 13, Lt. Tara Crescenzi stated that at around 5:45 p.m., a “fixed wing multi-engine aircraft” collided with a 2023 Toyota Camry in the southbound lane of I-95 around mile marker 201 in Cocoa.
Incredible video, which you can see below, shows the moment the small plane attempted an emergency landing.
The 57-year-old female driver was taken to Viera Hospital for minor injuries, stated Crescenzi in the email. The name of the Melbourne driver was not released.
The 27-year-old male pilot from Orlando and his 27-year-old male passenger from Temple Terrance were not injured.
The unnamed men stayed at the scene of the crash, Crescenzi added.
The collision caused the inside and center southbound lanes to be closed, but they have since been reopened.
The FAA is leading the investigation into the crash and FHP will be doing its own investigation.
DASH CAM VIDEO
The dash cam catches the plane flying directly overhead Jim Coffey’s car as he and his son, Peter, were returning to their West Melbourne home after a trip to Atlanta.
They had dropped off Peter’s friend at UCF, then got onto 95 off State Road 520.
“We just saw this plane drop out of the sky,” Jim Coffey told Spectrum News.
They were seconds away from the plane colliding with their vehicle. Instead, it flew over and crashed into another car.
“I noticed it was there, because there’s a plane right there, I was like, ‘Hopefully it lands to the side,'” Peter Coffey said. “I thought it might maybe aim around and not hit the car, but bam, the wheel just smacked right dab on the back of the car.”
“Fortunately, the car didn’t roll, it kind of mashed and went to the side,” his father said.
A National Transportation Safety Board report is expected within 30 days.
