SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

A medical helicopter crash critically injured three crew members and stopped traffic on Highway 50 in Sacramento on Monday night.

Multiple witnesses watched as the helicopter came crashing down on the eastbound lanes of Highway 50 near Stockton Boulevard just after 7 p.m.

"It was violently shaking," said Chad Montgomery.

Montgomery was stuck in traffic on Highway 50 with his wife when they saw the crashing helicopter getting closer.

"The landing gear under the helicopter itself was just shaking, like rattling in the air," Montgomery said. "So I knew something was off as it was approaching very low. I was screaming to my wife, I go, 'This thing's coming down.'"

Montgomery said just after the aircraft came down, smoke immediately poured out.

"It took quite a whi

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