Drivers watch as helicopter crashes on Tampa roadway, killing motorist

The helicopter involved in a deadly Palm River crash-landing Thursday had possible mechanical problems days before, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

[jordonboring]

"A portion of the aircraft's rotor broke off and flew into the window of a passing pickup truck, killing the passenger and injuring the driver. The passenger was the father of the driver. The deceased was identified as 70-year-old Deodat Persaud Gangapersaud, of Plant City." this is whats missing

[traw]

So where was the truck that got hit? This report doesn’t really give any information about the situation 🤦🏽‍♂️

[LC-bvgk]

WTF? this was the most odd reporting I ever seen, didn't somebody die?.... sure they made it look like it didn't, deanm. unreal

[Emoji]

The blue sky thats blue has been recently blue, as many know blue is a color and a witnesses say they see a blue sky. A sky being blue means its blue and today weve learned, the sky is blue.

[ksouthworth]

WHAT TRUCK? HOW DID THE ROTOR HIT THE TRUCK AND MAN? I SWEAR, OUR NEWS MEDIA IN THIS COUNTRY

[Uneedhelp]

Thank you for this report, however it sounded like you were repeating the same thing over and over and over without sharing any information.

[thetoolguy]

we should be focusing on the man who lost his life in this tragedy . not the damn pilot my prayers go out to the family of the man killed in his truck . rest in peace

[MrGovtCheese]

From another news source:

"After the hard landing, one of the rotor blades came off, hitting a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck that was carrying 72-year-old Deodat Gangapersaud and his son, 35-year-old Ryan Persaud. The rotor blade hit Deodat, who was a passenger in the truck. He suffered fatal injuries."

[Quillian]

She didnt even tell us about the guy who supposedly got "killed". What has our news media become?

[pixelpictures]

He was a father of 5. May he rest in peace in heaven

[YoursTrulyMew]

0:41 "thank goodness today wasn't their day"

but not for the guy that died

[fpoasec]

News producer's first day on the job. Zero information.

[evanlopez]

This makes no sense, your just repeating yourself.

[darioinfini]

They literally don't know how to tell a story anymore. Even if they don't intend to lie, they can't string together a narrative to explain what happened. It's like a 2 yr old telling a story to another 2 yr old. The entire news industry is useless.

[FNHaole]

The report spent majority of its time describing the feel-good vibe and relief of the survivors. The victim’s death seemed as but a footnote to the event.

[christrudell]

Imagine how unlucky that man was. Enjoy life folks.

[mostrosticator]

How to stretch a 20 second story into 2 minutes...fabulous 👏👏👏 Bravo!

[dalea]

Man gets asked in heaven " how did you get here?"
Man: A helicopter killed me.
Angel: Were you a pilot of it?
Man: No I was a Ford pickup truck driver.
Angel: Forget I asked, come on in.

[bobe]

Check those maintenance records. It's a shame someone had to lose their life.

[christophersoren]

We are still trying to figure out how a helicopter killed a man with covid.