Victims of Alabama Medical Helicopter Crash Identified

WSFA.com Montgomery Alabama news.

COFFEE CO., AL (WSFA) – A Haynes medical helicopter crew and a patient were killed in a crash early Saturday morning in Coffee County.  Coffee County EMA Deputy Director James Brown confirmed there were four people aboard the helicopter. The crash happened after the three crew members picked up a patient from a single-vehicle accident on Coffee County Road 606.  The EMA identified the victims as Chad Hammond, Pilot; Stacey Cernadas, Flight Nurse; Jason Snipes, Flight Medic; and Zach Strickland, patient.

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