Football
player
Dion
Dawkins
is
speaking
out
following
a
deadly
plane
crash
in
Aurora,
N.Y.
The
Buffalo
Bills
offensive
lineman
missed
part
of
practice
on
Dec.
19
after
he
received
news
of
the
crash
that
occurred
near
his
property,
according
to
The
New
York
Times.
While
Dawkins
confirmed
his
family
is
safe,
the
pilot
of
the
plane—who
was
the
only
occupant
on
board—was
sadly
pronounced
dead
at
the
scene,
according
to
East
Aurora
Police
Chief
Patrick
Welch.
“The
East
Aurora
Police
Department
received
multiple
911
calls
reporting
a
small
aircraft
crash
in
the
area
of
Stewart
Court,
in
the
town
of
Aurora,
Erie
County,
New
York,”
Welch
wrote
in
a
Dec.
19
statement.
“East
Aurora
Fire
Department
arrived
on
location
at
11:29
am
and
reported
an
aircraft
on
the
ground
in
a
small
wooded
area
between
two
residences
and
fully
engulfed
in
flames.”
No
other
injuries
were
reported.
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