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U.S. NEWS Monday 9 July 2018

Pilot may have saved lives in Chicago helicopter crash

in Chicago traffic, with maneuvered the helicop- al Transportation Safety
northbound I-57 and south- ter to land belly-down with Board are investigating the
bound I-94 lanes closed all rotors intact. The heli- cause of the crash. Results
Sunday while the investiga- copter was smoking but of the FAA report will not be
tion continues. not on fire, she said. made public until the inves-
Schroeder said the pilot is- “The pilot did an excellent tigation concludes, which
sued a “mayday” call be- job of landing a helicopter could take up to a month,
fore the crash, but the ex- that was in an emergency spokesman Tony Molinaro
act cause is not yet known. situation,” Turner said at a said.
He commended the pi- press conference. Peter Knudson, a NTSB
lot for putting the aircraft The helicopter was headed spokesman, said its inves-
down in a grassy median toward Gary Airport. It’s un- tigation will be finished in
away from traffic. clear where the flight origi- one to two weeks and that
Deputy district fire chief nated. the wreckage site will be
Lynda Turner said the pilot The FAA and The Nation- cleared later on Sunday.q
In this July 7, 2018 photo, a helicopter that crashed near
Interstate 57 and Interstate 94 sits in a field of grass between the
two interstates in Chicago.
Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — A pilot ministration said the crash
may have saved lives by occurred around 9:15 p.m.
crashing a medical heli- Saturday near the intersec-
copter in a grassy area on tion of three expressways.
the South Side of Chicago The patient in the helicop-
rather than on major inter- ter was taken to a hospital
state highways or a train in critical condition, said
station nearby, officials said Chicago Fire Deputy Dis-
Sunday. trict Chief Walter Schro-
The four people onboard eder, while the three crew
Saturday evening were in- members onboard were
jured but no one was hurt transported in stable con-
on the ground. dition.
The Federal Aviation Ad- The crash caused a snarl

Porch floor collapses, injuring

at least 15 partygoers

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A a party celebrating the
porch collapsed at a Con- birth of two babies.
necticut home, sending Jeisnely Vasquez was at
over a dozen people to the the party and about to
hospital. step on the porch when
Approximately 20 people she saw it give way. “Be-
were on a second-floor fore I stepped out, it start-
balcony in Hartford Satur- ed to fall and I went back,”
day night when the floor she said.
gave way. First-floor resident Carlos
Hartford police said 15 peo- DeJesus heard a thud and
ple were taken to Hartford saw people and infants on
Hospital with injuries that the lawn. “I’m still in shock,”
are not life-threatening. he said.
Among the injured were in- Police said some had head
fants and young children. injuries and lacerations.
Assistant Police Chief Ra- Some have left the hospi-
fael Medina said people tal since Saturday night.
were gathered “on the A Hartford fire official told
second-floor porch for a NBC Connecticut one of
family celebration.” the first patients transport-
Witnesses told The Hartford ed to the hospital was an
Courant the gathering was infant.q