Nurse onboard helicopter that crashed in Sacramento highway has died, employer says

Susan 'Suzie' Smith, a formation caregiver with Reach Air aesculapian services, was 1 of 3 victims successful the crash

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KGO) -- One of the victims successful the aesculapian chopper that crashed onto a California road connected Monday has died.

Susan "Suzie" Smith, a formation caregiver with Redding-based REACH Air Medical Services, died Friday evening, her leader confirmed.

Smith was onboard the REACH Air Medical chopper with 2 different radical erstwhile it crashed successful Sacramento.

The different clang victims were aviator Chad Millward and formation paramedic Margaret Davis. It's chartless what their conditions are arsenic of Saturday morning, but were past listed successful captious information astatine UC Davis Medical Center.

No diligent was connected the helicopter.

Suzie Smith's longtime household person Corkey Harmon, who is besides a Shasta County Supervisor, said earlier this week, her injuries were severe.

"She's beauteous breached up," Harmon said. "Ribs, pelvis, legs and her back. There's an contented successful her back. And past the biggest occupation is the swelling connected her brain."

Video successful the media subordinate supra is from a erstwhile update

REACH released a connection writing:

"Our REACH household is devastated to stock that Susan "Suzie" Smith has passed distant from injuries sustained during the mishap involving chopper N414RX connected Highway 50 connected Monday night.

We volition retrieve Suzie arsenic a pillar of the EMS and healthcare assemblage who saved countless lives by delivering compassionate attraction successful their darkest hours. Suzie's 50-year vocation arsenic a caregiver included astir 21 years with REACH, and we are arrogant to telephone her our workfellow and friend. We anticipation she is remembered for the airy she brought to each call, each shift, and each diligent she blessed with her care.

We grieve Suzie's nonaccomplishment with her family, friends, colleagues, and the full assemblage that she faithfully served. Her interaction volition beryllium felt for years to travel done the lives she touched, the teams she strengthened, and the compassion she embodied. Thank you for keeping Suzie's loved ones and our REACH household successful your thoughts and enactment for our squad during this hard time. "

The origin of the clang is inactive nether investigation.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.