Four Killed in Medevac Helicopter Crash

Two Maryland State troopers, a Charles County emergency medical technician were transporting two female patients from a motor vehicle accident to Prince George's Hospital when the crash occurred.

Authorities identified those killed as Stephen H. Bunker, 59, the pilot; Mickey C. Lippy, 34, the flight paramedic, a state trooper first class; Tanya Mallard, 39, an emergency medical technician from rescue squad station 12 in Waldorf; and Ashley Youngler, 18, one of the victims in the vehicle crash. Jordan Wells, 18, another of the vehicle accident victims, survived in critical condition.

The crash was the deadliest in the 47-year history of the Maryland State Police aviation unit, and the department's first in more than 22 years.

The pilot radioed that he was going back to Andrews Air Force Base to avoid bad weather just before midnight, Brady said. Two ambulances were sent to Andrews to meet the helicopter and carry the patients to the trauma center.