New York man killed by remote-controlled toy helicopter: police By Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK (Reuters) - A young New York City man was killed on Thursday after being struck in the head by a remote-controlled toy helicopter he was flying in a city park, police said. Roman Pirozek, 19, suffered the fatal head injury at Calvert Vaux Park in Brooklyn, police said. Witnesses told police the helicopter he was flying crashed into Pirozek and cut off part of the top ...
Sept. 6, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
Woodhaven man killed by toy helicopter CRISTABELLE TUMOLA AND DENISE ROMANO A 19-year-old Woodhaven man was killed by his own toy helicopter in Brooklyn Thursday afternoon. Roman Pirozek was flying his remote control helicopter in Calvert Vaux Park in Gravesend around 3:40 p.m. when one of the blades hit him in the head, killing him. According to police, emergency crews responded [...]
Sept. 6, 2013 - Queens Courier