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2008/08/02

Wrongful Death Lawsuit





What: Wrongful death filed re: mid-air collision between two Phoenix television news helicopters that killed four men last year.
Where: KNXV helicopter collided with a KTVK chopper in mid-air over Steele Indian School Park
When: July 27, 2007
Who: filed this week by lawyers representing the 15-year-old son of KNXV photographer Rick Krolak.
Why: The premise of the suit is that 55-year-old Krolak died because pilot Craig Smith, while flying KNXV's helicopter, was "careless, reckless, and grossly negligent. Smith, also died in the crash, but is a defendant, along with his employer U.S. Helicopter Inc. The suit alleges Smith was performing dangerous, complex maneuvers; failed to, or was unable to, control the KNXV helicopter; and flew too close to the KTVK helicopter and also alleges that U.S. Helicopter allowed Smith to operate the aircraft in a grossly negligent manner and the company knew, or should have known, that Smith was a reckless, dangerous pilot.
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