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Snowmobiler who crashed into parked Black Hawk helicopter awarded $3 million

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U.S. District Judge Mark Mastroianni awarded Jeff Smith $3.3 million in damages.

Smith sued the government and the owner of a Massachusetts airfield for the crash.

The government has 60 days to pay Smith or appeal, his lawyer says.

Smith was airlifted to a trauma center with a dozen broken ribs, a punctured lung and severe internal bleeding.

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