May 04, 2026
Stunning video appears to show the moment of impact as a United jet hits a tractor-trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike Sunday, making a loud boom as the driver’s dashcam spins in a swirl of shattered glass. It was about 2 p.m. Sunday when Flight 169, arriving from Venice, Italy, hit the tractor- trailer as the bakery truck traveled south on the Turnpike. The Bakery Express driver, Per Paterakis, is singing to himself. Suddenly, he hears a loud noise. Audio from inside the cab sounds like the loud whistling noise of a jet landing. Then the plane hits. Video from inside the truck shows debris flying everywhere. Chuck Paterakis, the Bakery Express driver, suffered minor injuries, including glass in his arm and hand. He is expected to make a full recovery, and says he knows he’s lucky. “It’s a miracle. It could have been traumatically worse,” Paterakis said. The plane had also hit a light pole just before the impact with the truck. That pole flew into a Jeep, though no one was hurt in the SUV. The Boeing 767 landed safely, the Federal Aviation Administration said. There was minor damage to the aircraft. None of the 231 people aboard the plane was hurt. United Airlines says the Flight 169 crew was removed from service pending an investigation. “We will conduct a rigorous flight safety investigation into the incident, and our crew has been removed from service as part of the process,” a Sunday night statement said. The National Transportation Board is also investigating. Sunday’s incident came after another United flight coming into Newark was forced to declare an emergency Saturday night, due to an unruly passenger. ...read more read less
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