Overview

• REACH Air Medical Services confirmed Saturday that Susan “Suzie” Smith died Friday evening from injuries sustained in the Oct. 6 crash.
• Smith, a nurse with a 50-year career including nearly 21 years at REACH, was remembered by the company as a pillar of the EMS community.
• Pilot Chad Millward and paramedic Margaret “DeDe” Davis were identified as the other crew members and remain hospitalized in critical but stable condition.
• The helicopter went down on eastbound Highway 50 near Stockton Boulevard after departing UC Davis Medical Center; no patient was on board as the crew was returning toward Redding.
• Investigators from the NTSB and FAA, working with the California Highway Patrol, have not determined a cause, and family posts noted Smith’s planned organ donation and a hospital ‘heroes walk.’