Dividend Chaser on 19 year old killed by remote helicopter

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9.05.2013, 17:00 PM

Queens man, 19, killed by model helicopter shared passion for remote-controlled fliers with father

Roman Pirozek, who was the victim of helicopter accident in Brooklyn on Thursday.

A 19-year-old toy-helicopter enthusiast was killed Thursday in Brooklyn when his remote-control whirlybird plummeted from the sky and its rotor blades slashed his head and throat, cops said.

Roman Pirozek Jr. of Queens was apparently attempting an elaborate daredevil stunt when the trick went haywire and the copter hit him, police said.

The freak accident happened about 3:40 p.m. in a ballfield in Calvert Vaux Park on Shore Parkway and Bay 44th St. in Gravesend — a hot spot for model-helicopter hobbyists.

Cops said Pirozek was operating the model helicopter when something went haywire and it fell from the sky and struck him in the head and neck.

At least four witnesses watched in horror as the helicopter’s 2-feet-long carbon-fiber blades slammed into Pirozek, shearing off pieces of his scalp and slicing his neck, cops said.

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Police said Pirozek — a 2012 graduate of the High School for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture in Queens — died at the scene almost instantly.

James Keivom

Friends comfort Roman Pirozek, Sr., the victim's father, after he returned to his home on Thursday.

A first responder said there was nothing that could be done.

“The major vessels in his neck were involved and he just bled out very quickly,” he said.

Pirozek’s toy helicopter, measuring 3 feet by 1 foot, and estimated to cost up to $1,700, was found crumpled on the ground about 20 feet from his body .