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I think this crash amounts to pilot error, and the fleeing felon isn't responsible for it civilly or criminally, in my opinion. I agree with the other posters who say that it's a case of the pilots of the choppers who are responsible for their own deaths. Maybe their bosses if they are pressing them to take more risks in doing this.
Perhaps there should be a different division of labor in the craft, is it possible that the pilot's job should simply be to fly the chopper, while another person in the chopper control the camera? You know, put the camera on a mount that allows it's aim to be adjusted independently of the direction that the chopper is pointed. If it were set up that way, perhaps the pilot could focus on making sure he doesn't collide with other pilots. (the above paraagraph is based on some of the CNN coverage I've seen of the crash)
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