Man convicted of drunk-driving a drone in Sweden’s first case of its kind
Man fined for flying device under influence as court applies same punishment it would for drunk-driving a vehicle
A man has been convicted for drunk-driving a drone in what is thought to be the first case of its kind in Sweden.
The 55-year-old man was found guilty in July of flying the device at a classic car event in Rättvik, a town in Dalarna, central Sweden, in a temporary no-fly zone.
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