A drone operator, Giles Dalby, has been fined following a dramatic incident where his drone nearly collided with musician Fatboy Slim during a performance at the On The Beach festival on Brighton Beach. The incident occurred on July 24, 2022, and has led to Dalby’s prosecution for recklessly or negligently causing an aircraft to endanger people or property.
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Dramatic footage released by Sussex Police shows the drone losing control and crashing onto the stage, narrowly missing Fatboy Slim, who was in the middle of his live performance. This incident marks the first prosecution of its kind.