Prelim released. Interesting chain of events...
A witness and his wife were driving down a road when they saw a helicopter off to the side of the road about 100 ft away and 3 to 4 ft above the ground. The helicopter was hovering, facing south, and parallel to the road. The helicopter then rapidly ascended and turned towards the road where they were traveling on. The helicopter moved above the car for several seconds and turned 180° back toward a field, and immediately the helicopter pitched nose down and impacted the road behind them.
EC130 Alabama EMS Prelim