FALLBROOK, Calif. — Former Tigers and Yankees catcher Matt Nokes said he once owned the plane involved in a fatal crash on a Southern California freeway, and he safely landed it on the same highway 16 years ago.
Nokes told The Associated Press that he sold the plane years ago, but he knew the current owner, who crashed Saturday on Interstate 15.
Authorities said pilot Dennis Hogge was seriously injured when his plane landed and slammed into a car on the side of the road.
One woman in the car was killed, and five others, including Hogge and a female passenger, were injured.