A drone interrupted play the U.S. Open when it crashed into the stands, scaring the players on the court.
A drone crash-landed into the stands at the U.S. Open in Queens, New York on Thursday night - leading one of the players on the court to think it was a bomb.
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The craft smashed into a section of empty seats and broke into pieces as it hit the concrete while Italy's Flavia Pennetta played Romania's Monica Niculescu.
Pennetta said after the match: "I'm imagining, OK, it's a bomb."
She added: “I want the security to take a look at what it was."
Cops say the drone was traced back to a school teacher, 26-year-old Daniel Verley.
He allegedly operated the drone from a park near the stadium when he lost control. Verley, who teaches at The Academy of Innovative Technology in Brooklyn, was charged with reckless endangerment.
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"No spectators were in the immediate area of the crash and there were no injuries," the United States Tennis Association said in a statement. "The NYPD responded and is conducting an ongoing investigation."
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