Theresa Surles, 38, dies days after electrocution by downed power lines after small plane with teen pilot Seth Killian, 18, crashes near Shoemaker and Cooper in Detroit, Michigan

Modified Date: 
Thu, 07/07/2016 - 11:48am
Accident Date: 
Monday, June 27, 2016

Woman hurt after small plane crashes in Detroit neighborhood

The woman, police say, was getting out of her car when she was hit by a live wire that was downed in the crash. 

The plane, a small Cesna type, went down near Shoemaker and Cooper. Police say the plane ran out of gas. 

Small plane crash lands in Detroit injuring pilot, bystander

Detroit Police Chief James Craig told WDIV that the pilot was 18 years old. The station also reported that the plane had been pulling a banner, but the banner was cut loose before landing.

Mother critically injured by power line after plane crash in Detroit

An 18-year-old pilot runs out of gas-- his small plane crashing to the ground in Detroit.

He wasn't hurt, but a woman on the ground was seriously injured after being shocked by a power line, cut down by the plane as it fell from the sky.

Woman hurt in Detroit plane crash now in critical condition

The woman who was injured after a small plane crashed in a Detroit neighborhood Monday night is now in critical condition at a local hospital.  

Bystander electrocuted in Detroit plane crash has died

Jones says Surles had six children as well as grandchildren, adding, "That's a lot to leave behind."

People Involved: 
Theresa Surles
Seth Killian

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