Vince Neil
Birthday Social gathering Stored Him Off Crashed Jet
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Vince Neil‘s birthday celebration in Florida might have been a lifesaver … as a result of it is the explanation the Mötley Crüe frontman wasn’t onboard a doomed non-public jet flight that killed his longtime pilot.
Vince’s shut good friend, Lance Graves, tells TMZ … earlier than Vince’s non-public jet was concerned in a deadly crash Monday in Arizona, Neil and his pals had been in Florida celebrating his sixty fourth birthday.
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The rocker’s girlfriend, Rain, was on the flight together with her good friend when it landed at Scottsdale Airport, misplaced management and crashed right into a parked jet — killing Vince’s pilot — however Vince was not.
Vince’s good friend says Rain needed to be in Arizona to test in for a gig on the Royal Crown barrel racing competitors, a horse occasion — however Vince did not must be on the competitors till Thursday, so Vince stayed behind in Florida to proceed having fun with the seashore.
As we first reported … Vince’s girlfriend suffered 5 damaged ribs within the crash. She was touring with a good friend who was additionally injured, and the airplane’s co-pilot suffered accidents as nicely.
Vince’s good friend says Rain will now not be competing within the barrel racing competitors as she’ll want time to get better from her accidents, each bodily and emotionally. He says Vince’s pals will give her the “time and grace” she must heal.
Mötley Crüe’s supervisor beforehand instructed us Vince’s coronary heart goes out to the pilot’s household and the band is brainstorming how they will help.
Vince’s good friend says the pilot, a 78-year-old Marine veteran, flew with Vince for a few years and Vince felt a loyalty to rent him after he retired from business airways and needed to assist him.
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There’s some outrage on-line that Vince’s pilot was nearly 80 years previous, however his good friend says Vince had a fantastic relationship with the pilot and “few people are that kind and loyal in today’s world.”