While emergency crews were working the first crash scene, an intoxicated car driver bypassed emergency vehicles and crashed into the tail fin of a Careflite helicopter that had landed in the middle of Highway 287. The helicopter was disabled and unable to transport the original crash victims to hospitals.

Date:

13 November, 2011

Make:

AgustaWestland

Model:

AW109

Location:

Highway 287, Elkhart

Country:

US-Texas

Civil / Military:

Civil

Operator:

Careflite

Link:

http://www.youreasttexas.com/One-dead--three-arrested-after-early-morning-accid/11458866

Link:

http://www.kltv.com/story/16032873/medical-helicopter-damaged-in-weekend-fatality-wreck

Link:

http://houstoncountylife.com/2011/11/14/drunk-driver-hits-life-flight-helicopter-in-elkhart/