Medical helicopter pilot killed in I-24 crash that sent car into Red River

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A medical helicopter pilot was killed in a crash on Interstate 24 involving a vehicle that plunged into the Red River in Clarksville.

According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 52-year-old Michael Atzert was killed after a car collided with his on I-24 at around 5:30 a.m. on Thursday.

The crash sent both vehicles into the median. Atzert’s car continued down an embankment and into the Red River…

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