Today's Gripping Stories TMZ, NYP 'The Low Down' ... Helicopter Crash Video, Man Punches Cop, James Wehr Car Inferno

 

An NBC helicopter carrying one of their reporters crashed in Los Angeles, killing the journalist, her pilot, and a pedestrian ... and a live stream captured the final moments before the fiery impact.

Check out the new YouTube collab between TMZ and the New York Post, "The Low Down," where we bring you stories that are gripping, outrageous, and sometimes scandalous.

A man in Ohio punched a sheriff's deputy as part of a desperate escape attempt after he was sentenced to a year in prison.