Seems like you have some local knowledge then...the tape I saw last night cleary showed the Piper flying right into the helo from behind...definetely a rule breaker under VFR, unless the helo had made a last second move one way or the other...if they are not being followed, why is a controller(s) being considered for some degree of blame? I don't get it. Myself, ASEL with about 500, but that 500th was back in the 70s. Been so long, I don't know if ASEL is still a valid abbreviation.
It is used occasionally but it has been sometime since I heard it used myself.
BTW, where can I see the tape of the collision you referred to in your post?