Suzie Smith, nurse killed in Sacramento helicopter crash, honored in Redding celebration of life

A celebration of life was held in Redding on Friday night to honor nurse Suzie Smith, who died days after the medical helicopter she was on crashed onto a Sacramento highway in October.

A REACH medical helicopter had just taken off from UC Davis Medical Center on Oct. 6 before crashing onto Highway 50. Smith was trapped under the wreckage, and good Samaritans ran from their cars to help first responders lift the helicopter so she could be rescued.

The other two passengers onboard – pilot Chad Millward and paramedic Margaret Davis — were injured…

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