TV crew member in Indiana Borough helicopter crash dies

A member of a reality television crew who was onboard a helicopter that crashed in Indiana borough last month died from his injuries Monday morning, the Cambria County coroner's office said.

Gregory Allen Jacobsen, 33, of Ontario, Canada was pronounced dead at 6:59 a.m. at Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital in Johnstown. Coroner Dennis Kwiatkowski ruled that he died from multiple traumatic injuries suffered in the April 30 crash.

Mr. Jacobsen was part of a film crew that was taking footage of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania campus for the reality television show "Campus PD," which aims to capture college life mostly through the eyes of police officers on the late-night shift.

The helicopter was flying around some apartment buildings when it plummeted to the ground at around 8:30 p.m., narrowly missing students who were drawn outside when they heard it hovering above.

The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.





First published on May 26, 2011 at 12:00 am