Man killed by own toy helicopter
A man was killed by his own toy helicopter in Gravesend on Thursday, September 5.
Roman Pirozek, Jr. of Woodhaven, Queens was flying his remote control helicopter in Calvert Vaux Park at 3:41 p.m. when one of the blades hit him in the head, killing him.
According to police, emergency crews responded to Bay 44th Street and Shore Parkway and found Pirozek unconscious and unresponsive lying on the ground with severe head trauma. He was announced dead at the scene.