Helicopter crash
Two helicopters collided at the Homestead-Miami Speedway after the NASCAR championship Sunday, injuring one pilot, authorities said.
One helicopter was taking off from the speedway's helipad shortly before 9 p.m. while another was attempting to land, said Miami-Dade Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief Richard Martin.
"They had either a mid-air collision or a near-midair collision. One of them did a hard landing right on the helipad. No one on that craft was injured," Martin said.
The other pilot was airlifted to a hospital, he said.
Todd Shook, 46, of Sarasota, said he saw the blades of one helicopter clip the body of the second helicopter as he was walking to his RV parked outside the speedway.
One helicopter landed lopsided on the speedway's helipad, and the other crashed into an RV parked nearby, he said.
"It just hit real hard, and then I saw the windshield all broken out," Shook said.
It was not immediately clear if the RV was occupied at the time of the crash.
One helicopter was taking off from the speedway's helipad shortly before 9 p.m. while another was attempting to land, said Miami-Dade Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief Richard Martin.
"They had either a mid-air collision or a near-midair collision. One of them did a hard landing right on the helipad. No one on that craft was injured," Martin said.
The other pilot was airlifted to a hospital, he said.
Todd Shook, 46, of Sarasota, said he saw the blades of one helicopter clip the body of the second helicopter as he was walking to his RV parked outside the speedway.
One helicopter landed lopsided on the speedway's helipad, and the other crashed into an RV parked nearby, he said.
"It just hit real hard, and then I saw the windshield all broken out," Shook said.
It was not immediately clear if the RV was occupied at the time of the crash.