Helicopter Crash In Benton Township

Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department responded to South Galena Road in Benton Township for a helicopter crash. The helicopter struck a power line causing it to crash into a nearby field. The pilot, 40year old Loren Friedle of Smyrna, Georgia was the lone occupant of the helicopter and reported no injuries. Benton First Response, Cuba City Fire, Southwest Health EMS, the National Transportation Safety Board and Alliant Energy assisted.