ER Doctor Killed in Violent Midair Crash With PA State Police Helicopter; Dramatic Video Surfaces

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Dr. Paul William Sokoloski, a 57-year-old ER physician with a long emergency-medicine career, was identified as the Cessna 150 pilot killed when his plane collided with a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter near Carlisle Airport; PSP pilots were injured and the NTSB is investigating. Disturbing footage circulating online shows the private jet striking the tail of the hovering helicopter, triggering a debris explosion. Sokoloski spent decades in emergency medicine and previously worked with Penn State Health and the PA Air National Guard.
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