Louisville, KY – โค Authoritiesโ have completed the โidentification of all 14 victims killed in the August 9th UPS cargoโ plane crash near Louisville International Airport, officials announced wednesday. โThe โฃcrash, which โขoccurredโข when the UPS flightโค 1354 went down โคshortlyโค after takeoff, resulted in the deaths of โboth crew โขmembers โขand โindividuals on theโ ground.
the tragedy has deeply impacted the Louisvilleโ community and beyond, โขleaving families and friends to grapple withโฃ sudden loss. The โคvictims represent a โขrangeโข of ages โand professions, and were, accordingโ to those whoโค knew them, simply โฃin the wrong place at the wrong โคtime. The identification process, described as “incredibly challenging” โbyโข the Jefferson County Coroner’s office, has now concluded.
Among those killed wasโฃ John Spray, 45, โwho diedโ at Grade A Auto Parts & Recycling when the plane crashed into the business. His partner, Tifany Torok, โคwrote in a GoFundMe account for โคtheir daughter that he “was in โthe wrong place at the โฃwrong time.” Louisnes Fedon, 47, and his 3-year-old granddaughter, Kimberly Asa, also perished at the recycling facility, with relatives stating they tooโ were victims ofโ circumstance.
matthew Sweets, 37, an electrician and father of two youngโ children, Cohen and Rayne, succumbed โคto โฃsevere burns โsustained in the crash days after the incident. Ella Petty Whorton, 31,โข was also at the recycling business,โค working with her boyfriend, Eric โขRichardson, to collect scrapโ metal. โ”sheโ was a great person,” Richardson โsaid. “Everybody loved her. โคI miss her so much.”
The remaining โvictims have been identified as Angela Anderson, โค45; Carlos Fernandez, 52;โค Trinadette Chavez, 37; โTony Crain, 65; โJohn Loucks, 52; and Megan Washburn, 35. Officials have notโ yet releasedโ detailsโฃ regarding their โขlocations โat the time of the crash.
Jefferson County Coroner Jo-Ann Farmer emphasized theโ emotional toll โof the recovery and identification process. โ”If I get โused to this โขandโค it doesn’t botherโ me anymore, โI’m โฃinโ the wrongโ profession,” she stated. The coroner’s office has been credited with โฃworking “tirelessly” under โฃdifficult conditions โto bring closure to โthe families affected by the crash.
