Arizona
Dallas veteran was pilot killed in Arizona plane crash involving singer Vince Neil's jet
Dallas vet killed in Arizona plane crash
Joe Vitosky, 78, was flying Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil’s jet from Austin, Texas, to Arizona on Monday when it crashed with a parked Gulfstream Jet. His daughter believes how her father reacted likely saved other people’s lives.
DALLAS – An experienced aviator from Dallas has been identified as the man killed in a plane crash in Arizona this week.
Joe Vitosky, 78, was piloting the jet owned by Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil when it crashed, killing him.
The pilot’s daughter says she heard the majority of the information through the news Monday. She learned the plane belonged to Neil, and she knew immediately.
Scottsdale Plane Crash Investigation
What we know:
Joe Vitosky was piloting a jet on Monday from Austin, Texas, to Scottsdale, Arizona.
Video from the runway shows the Learjet colliding with a parked Gulfstream Jet.
Officials say the Learjet’s landing gear failed.
Vitosky was killed. Three others on the plane were hurt.
One person on the parked Gulfstream was injured.
“If there would have been anybody there who could have done anything in this situation, I wholeheartedly believe he did it, and he saved their lives,” said Jane Schertzer, Vitosky’s daughter.
Multiple investigations into the crash are still underway.
Debris was still being cleared from the Scottsdale Airport on Wednesday.
Schertzer says at 78, her father was still mentally and physically fit.
“You still have to go through all these physicals and other things,” she said. “They won’t let you fly if you can’t pass them. Well, he passed with flying colors.”
Vitosky’s Life in the Skies
The backstory:
Joe Vitosky spent his life mostly in the air.
The seasoned aviator flew choppers and fighter jets in the U.S. Marines, serving in Vietnam.
Vitosky worked for American Airlines and then went on to become a longtime flight instructor at Southwest Airlines.
In addition to time with commercial aviation, Vitosky flew private charter planes.
Dallas was his home for 25 years.
Schertzer, who lives in Mississippi, wants her father’s life to be remembered with deep ties to North Texas.
“My dad lives there, and he is married. His wife lives there and overseas between the two. He always travels back and forth. He’s literally a world traveler,” she said.
What’s next:
Schertzer is still working on her father’s funeral plans.
Vitosky’s body is still part of the ongoing NTSB investigation.
The Source: Information in this article comes from an interview with Joe Vitosky’s daughter and the Scottsdale Police Department.
Arizona
Person accused of making terroristic threats to medical facility in northern Arizona
PAGE, AZ (AZFamily) — A person accused of making terroristic threats toward a northern Arizona medical facility was arrested Friday morning.
Just after 10:30 p.m., police received a report of a person calling the facility and threatening to kill staff and Native Americans, according to the Page Police Department.
Authorities said staff placed the facility on lockdown until officers identified the suspect and arrested them outside their home.
The suspect was booked on charges of disorderly conduct, threatening and intimidating, and making terroristic threats. Police have not publicly identified the person.
“The Page Police Department is grateful for and supports the medical staff’s decision to put the medical facility into lockdown until the suspect was arrested and the situation was rendered safe,” the department said in a Facebook post.
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NFL mock draft: 4-round projections for Arizona Cardinals
In these four-round projections, the Arizona Cardinals don’t get a tackle until the fourth round.
We are just days away from the 2026 NFL draft, and that means some final mock drafts. What direction will the draft take the Arizona Cardinals?
Draft Wire’s Curt Popejoy put together a four-round mock draft for the Cardinals. They go defense early but rebuild the offense for 2026 and moving forward, including landing their potential franchise quarterback.
Cardinals 4-round mock draft
Here are the players in the first four rounds Popejoy projects for Arizona.
- Round 1: Ohio State EDGE/LB Arvell Reese
- Round 2: Alabama QB Ty Simpson
- Round 3: Clemson WR Antonio Williams
- Round 4: Florida OT Austin Barber
What we think of the picks
The Cardinals want to trade out of the third pick and draft a tackle, so not getting a tackle until Round 4 seems unlikely, although they did meet with Barber. They do have options at right tackle for 2026 already on the roster.
Reese would be a great pick if they don’t trade back, as they badly need pass-rushing help off the edge.
Drafting Simpson seems inevitable at this point, so it has to be in a mock draft, although the feeling is they will need to go up into Round 1 again to get him.
Williams has speed and is almost six feet tall, but he does have short arms.
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Arizona
Detroit Lions NFL Draft Injury Report: Arizona State CB Keith Abney
Due to significant injuries to the CB position last year which includes a shoulder surgery for Terrion Arnold, the Lions CB position scored a 6/10 need on my Lions Defensive Draft Need Rankings. Thus, an early-round selection of a young, healthy prospect like Keith Abney would not come as a surprise. He enters the draft with very low medical concern level.
Here is the excerpt from my medical report on Keith Abney:
(Ages in parentheses are at start of 2026 season and are factored into the concern level. Injury info and ages based on available public information are unverified and subject to update. Games played data courtesy of sports-reference.com.)
Keith Abney, CB (21) – Arizona State
Projected round 2-3. #43 on Jeff Risdon board Feb 19.
Concern level 0/10
There is an isolated report of a hand injury but no corroborating information. Even if the hand injury is true, that’s of minimal to no long-term concern.
His availability in his final two seasons has been perfect. Overall, Abney appears to be medically clean and is at an excellent age.
He finished college with 6 INT and 21 PBU.
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