A 19-year-old toy-helicopter enthusiast was killed Thursday in Brooklyn
when his remote-control whirlybird plummeted from the sky and its rotor
blades slashed his head and throat, cops said.
Roman Pirozek Jr. of Queens was apparently attempting an elaborate
daredevil stunt when the trick went haywire and the copter hit him,
police said.
The freak accident happened about 3:40 p.m. in a ballfield in Calvert
Vaux Park on Shore Parkway and Bay 44th St. in Gravesend — a hot spot
for model-helicopter hobbyists.
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Cops
said Pirozek was operating the model helicopter when something went
haywire and it fell from the sky and struck him in the head and neck.
At least four witnesses watched in horror as the helicopter’s
2-feet-long carbon-fiber blades slammed into Pirozek, shearing off
pieces of his scalp and slicing his neck,
Friends comfort Roman Pirozek, Sr., the victim's father, after he returned to his home on Thursday.A first responder said there was nothing that could be done.“The major vessels in his neck were involved and he just bled out very quickly,” he said.Pirozek’s toy helicopter, measuring 3 feet by 1 foot, and estimated to
cost up to $1,700, was found crumpled on the ground about 20 feet from
his body
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