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Bakery truck driver struck by United jet thought he would be killed, father says

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The driver of a bakery truck that got clipped by a United Airlines plane while driving on the New Jersey Turnpike believed he would be decapitated moments before the collision, his father revealed in a Tuesday news conference.

Warren Boardly Jr. was driving a truck for Baltimore’s H&S Bakery on the New Jersey Turnpike on Sunday when United Flight 169 dipped down and scraped his 18-wheeler with its landing gear.

“He said he seen a flash and it made him duck and put up his hands,” his father, Warren Boardly Sr., said Tuesday.

Dashcam video recording in Boardly Jr.’s car shows the moments before and during the collision. The video shows him hitting his head on the top of his truck during the impact, which Boardly Sr. and Boardly’s lawyer J. Wyndal Gordon say led to an acute head injury.

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“He described fear, total fear that he wouldn’t walk away from it, he thought that he would be decapitated. That’s what he thought,” Boardly Sr. said Tuesday.

Boardly Jr. is still recovering at home from his injuries. “He’s doing the best he can under the circumstances. He has a lot of pain, a lot of emotional distress that’s just not gonna heal overnight,” Gordon told the news conference.

“His mental and emotional status is… you know, it’s coming. We have to get him looked at because that was a traumatic experience. I’ve never known anyone to walk away from something like that. So, you know, he feels the same way. He’s struggling with that part of that,” Boardly Sr. added.

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“Today could have been a day where we are mourning his loss,” Boardly Sr. also said.

“Had he been going one mile per hour faster, or one mile per hour slower, it would have more than likely killed him,” Boardly Sr. said, adding that watching the video “shook me to my core.”

Gordon explained that while the Boardlys are open to potential litigation, right now they’re focused on finding out what happened.

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“We expect that there’s some negligence there because planes just don’t drop out of the sky and they just don’t ordinarily and routinely hit 18-wheelers traveling along the New Jersey Turnpike, Gordon said.

“We’re not just going to file a lawsuit without having all the facts or having enough facts that we believe that we can reasonably prove our case. So, in terms of litigation, we’re nowhere near there. We’re in the fact finding process right now just to get enough information to if we needed to file a lawsuit,” Gordon concluded.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration are conducting investigations into the incident.

“The agency has directed United Airlines to secure and provide both the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder to support the investigation. A preliminary report outlining the facts and circumstances of the event is expected within 30 days,” the NTSB previously told FOX Business.

“Upon its final approach into Newark International Airport, United flight 169 came into contact with a light pole,” United also said in a statement to FOX Business. “The aircraft landed safely, taxied to the gate normally and no passengers or crew were injured.”

Fox News Digital contacted the NTSB, FAA, United and J. Wyndal Gordon for additional comment.

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Terrell Owens declares he ‘couldn’t care less’ about the Cowboys years after tumultuous exit

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Former NFL wide receiver Terrell Owens spent three seasons of his 16-year Hall of Fame career with the Dallas Cowboys.

Although 16 seasons have passed since Owens played in the league, his time with the franchise famously dubbed “America’s Team” remains memorable. Owens first played for the Cowboys in 2006, before abruptly exiting after the 2008 campaign.

This week, Owens briefly revisited his time wearing “The Star” on his helmet, but he made it clear the team has not been at the front of his mind for quite some time. “I don’t concern myself with the Cowboys,” Owens told the Action Network.

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Owens then suggested the less-than-harmonious feelings are mutual, saying: “The Cowboys haven’t concerned themselves with me since I left there. That’s speaking of Jerry Jones or anybody really from that organization… The way things ended there with the Cowboys, I couldn’t care less. I have nothing to say about them.”

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Owens signed a three-year deal with the Cowboys in 2006 and was rewarded with a three-year contract extension in 2008. Around the time of his March 2009 release, reports suggested he had become a source of tension inside the Cowboys’ locker room.

He was cut roughly two months after Dallas finished 9-7 and missed the playoffs. Dallas struggled offensively at times that season, though Owens still totaled 1,052 yards and 10 touchdowns. Those were considered productive numbers by any standard, but they also marked his lowest totals in three seasons with the Cowboys.

Owens’ connection with then-offensive coordinator Jason Garrett also came under scrutiny during his stint with the team.

Owens joined the Buffalo Bills after he parted ways with the Cowboys. Despite snapping his streak of three consecutive 1,000-yard seasons during his lone year in Western New York, Owens praised Buffalo, describing it as a rare NFL market that still embraces him years after he left.

“The Buffalo Bills have been very gracious in inviting me out and involving me in some of their community initiatives,” Owens said. “I went there for a couple of games and for Thurman Thomas’ jersey retirement.”

Owens appeared in 14 games with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2010, marking his final NFL season. He was a five-time All-Pro selection and six-time Pro Bowler during his standout career.

He skipped the Pro Football Hall of Fame ceremonies in Canton, Ohio, in 2018, choosing instead to hold his own ceremony at his alma mater, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

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16-year-old NC girl charged in triple murder of family members; arrested in Tennessee with 28-year-old man

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A 16-year-old North Carolina girl and a 28-year-old man are facing murder charges after three of the girl’s family members were found shot to death inside their home, authorities announced Friday during a news conference.

Star Grant, 16, and Devon O’Neil Loving, 28, are each charged with three counts of first-degree murder and felony conspiracy to commit murder, according to the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office.

Due to the severity of the crimes, Grant is being charged as an adult. As Class A felonies, the charges could potentially carry a sentence of life imprisonment or the death penalty in the state of North Carolina.

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The gruesome discovery was made at about 7:15 p.m. Thursday, when Buncombe County deputies responded to a welfare check at a home on Ashworth Drive in Fairview.

The check was requested by a relative after friends and family had not heard from the victims, officials said.

While deputies conducted two prior welfare checks earlier in the week, one on Monday and another on Wednesday, authorities said they did not have the necessary evidence of an emergency to legally force entry into the home until the third visit.

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After entering the house, deputies found the bodies of Travis Eugene Grant, 41, Kimberly Michelle Grant, 42, and Sharon Harwood Grant, 66, all deceased from gunshot wounds.

Authorities confirmed Star Grant is the daughter of Travis and Kimberly Grant, and the granddaughter of Sharon Grant.

Investigators quickly realized the 16-year-old was missing, and through a coordinated effort with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Gatlinburg Police Department, authorities tracked Grant and Loving across state lines.

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The pair, whose relationship has not yet been disclosed, were arrested at a hotel in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, shortly before 6 a.m. Friday.

Grant and Loving, both Buncombe County residents, are currently being held in Tennessee.

They are expected to face an extradition hearing on Monday before being transferred back to North Carolina to face charges.

No motive has been released, as of Friday afternoon.

Authorities maintain there is no ongoing threat to the public.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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Video shows ICE officers arrest alleged MS-13 gang member described as ‘known suspected terrorist’ in Florida

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State and federal immigration officers arrested a criminal illegal alien and MS-13 gang member in a captured-on-camera takedown.

Luis Merary Peralta-Sevilla, a criminal illegal alien and MS-13 gang member from Honduras, was arrested in an operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Highway Patrol on April 14.

In the video shared exclusively with Fox News by ICE, officers are seen apprehending and arresting the Honduran national.

“Driver, hands out the window, now!,” a deputy is heard yelling, as a translator repeats the commands in Spanish.

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After Peralta was in handcuffs, officers are seen circling the truck he was driving. Authorities said that they found “some minor narcotics.”

Florida police, ICE said, also seized Peralta’s vehicle due to violations related to driving without a valid license.

Peralta-Sevilla first illegally entered the United States in July 2013. U.S. Border Patrol agents encountered him in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, where he admitted he is a citizen and national of Honduras and acknowledged he was in the country illegally. A Justice Department immigration judge granted him bond, and he remained in the United States pending removal proceedings.

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He is currently in the Palm Beach County Jail pending transfer to ICE custody for removal proceedings.

“What happened today is just another perfect display of our partnership with our local law enforcement, the Florida Highway Patrol, and other federal partners,” an ICE deputy said in the video.

“We got a lead on this individual here, Honduran National. He’s associated with the MS-13 transnational gang, is also a known suspected terrorist,” he said. “He’s gonna be going over to the Palm Beach County Jail tonight, and we’ll be moving him over to ICE custody shortly and also following up on the criminal investigation we have going on this individual.”

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