Pilot Chad Millward worked for the highway patrol for almost three decades and helped save over 40 people during the Atlas Fire in 2017
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- Pilot Chad Millward, a retired California Highway Patrol officer, is in critical condition after a medical helicopter he was piloting crashed onto Highway 50 on Oct. 6
- The helicopter crashed into a busy section of Highway 50 in Sacramento, although no cars were hit
- Two other emergency responders, who were in the helicopter when it crashed, are also in critical condition
A retired California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer is in critical condition after a helicopter crash on a busy highway.
Pilot Chad Millward, who worked for CHP for nearly 30 years, was piloting a medical helicopter the evening of Monday, Oct. 6, when the helicopter crashed onto Highway 50 in Sacramento, per local news outlets KHOU 11, ABC 7 and The Sacramento Bee.
Two other people were in the helicopter when it crashed: Flight Paramedic Margaret “DeDe” Davis and Flight Nurse Susan “Suzie” Smith…