Friday, December 10, 2010
Helicopter Hits Letcher County Power Line
KENTUCKY....
Police say a helicopter piloted by Tim Kearns was flying in Isom in Letcher County Friday with Mike Lasslo from Kentucky Power and Ed Toppings from United Coal, who were examining power lines, when they hit a line, causing the helicopter to land nto the roadway. A coal truck driven by Joey Ramsey hit the low lying line. Kearns was taken to the hospital for minor injuries and was released.
Police say a helicopter piloted by Tim Kearns was flying in Isom in Letcher County Friday with Mike Lasslo from Kentucky Power and Ed Toppings from United Coal, who were examining power lines, when they hit a line, causing the helicopter to land nto the roadway. A coal truck driven by Joey Ramsey hit the low lying line. Kearns was taken to the hospital for minor injuries and was released.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 11:18 PM 
