Man Killed By His Own Radio-Controlled Helicopter In Brooklyn

An anonymous reader sends this news from the Wall Street Journal: "A 19-year-old model helicopter enthusiast was killed Thursday when a toy helicopter he was flying struck him in the head, a law-enforcement official said. Victim Roman Pirozek 'was known to be aggressive in his flying and often executed tricks. He was executing a trick when he was struck,' the official said. Mr. Pirozek – depicted in [this YouTube video] he posted in July — was flying a remote-controlled helicopter worth about $2,000 when it struck him, cutting off the top of his head, the official said. The Woodhaven, Queens, resident was pronounced dead at the scene. His father was with him at the time of the accident, the official said."

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[hairyfeet]

Sorry Missus Coward but I have a fricking hard time feeling sorry for somebody who kills themselves with their own toy from the sounds of it doing some jackass stunt with the damned thing. Either have enough damned sense to use the thing with proper levels of safety or don't be surprised when your own stupidity takes you out of the gene pool.