The Robinson R-22 helicopter took off from Princeton Airpor and flew east. Pilot Josef-Ram Yitzhak soon lost control when the helicopter was around 800 feet above ground level.
Authorities have identified the pilot killed in Thursday's helicopter crash along the Delaware and Raritan canal in South Brunswick as Josef Yitzhak of Israel.
Prosecutors announced sentences for 18-year-old Daniel Girgis of Dayton, and 19-year-old Tyler Dickerson of Monmouth Junction, stemming from a deadly crash in Edison.
Princeton Mayor Mark Freda joined a high speed pursuit of two stolen cars in November 2021 that claimed the life of Jodi Marcou, according to a lawsuit filed by her husband.
Rogelio Calyeca Postrero, of Raritan, has pleaded guilty to a charge from the Middlesex County sex assault in 2021. He still faces charges for trail rapes in Bridgewater and Franklin.