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| Indiana groom William Knight dies helping motorist | Indiana groom William Knight dies helping motorist |
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| A newlywed in the US state of Indiana was killed just hours after his wedding when he was struck by a car while helping a stranded motorist. | A newlywed in the US state of Indiana was killed just hours after his wedding when he was struck by a car while helping a stranded motorist. |
| William Knight was leaving the reception with his new bride, Nikki, when they saw a woman whose car had slid off the road in snowy conditions. | William Knight was leaving the reception with his new bride, Nikki, when they saw a woman whose car had slid off the road in snowy conditions. |
| Both Knight and the motorist, Linda Darlington, were later struck and killed by multiple vehicles. | Both Knight and the motorist, Linda Darlington, were later struck and killed by multiple vehicles. |
| No charges have been filed in the incident, authorities say. | No charges have been filed in the incident, authorities say. |
| "I went from a being a newlywed to a widow in less than 48 hours - the highest high to the lowest low," Mrs Knight told the Associated Press news agency following Saturday night's accident. | "I went from a being a newlywed to a widow in less than 48 hours - the highest high to the lowest low," Mrs Knight told the Associated Press news agency following Saturday night's accident. |
| Good Samaritan | Good Samaritan |
| Mrs Knight, a registered nurse, said that neither her husband nor Ms Darlington had pulses when she checked after the accident. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. | Mrs Knight, a registered nurse, said that neither her husband nor Ms Darlington had pulses when she checked after the accident. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. |
| Her new husband had been driving them both to their hotel near the city of Crown Point when they saw Ms Darlington, 42, stranded. | |
| Knight told his bride to wait in their vehicle in a nearby driveway while he went to help. | Knight told his bride to wait in their vehicle in a nearby driveway while he went to help. |
| Both he and Ms Darlington were standing by the side of the road when they were struck by a number of vehicles. | Both he and Ms Darlington were standing by the side of the road when they were struck by a number of vehicles. |
| Knight, 49, was a former US Army Ranger who had served in Operation Desert Storm during the first Gulf war, according to media reports. | Knight, 49, was a former US Army Ranger who had served in Operation Desert Storm during the first Gulf war, according to media reports. |
| "It's a very sad, tragic situation. [Knight] was a Good Samaritan trying to help this woman in distress," Patti Van Til, a spokeswoman for the Lake County, Indiana, sheriff's office, told the Chicago Tribune newspaper. | "It's a very sad, tragic situation. [Knight] was a Good Samaritan trying to help this woman in distress," Patti Van Til, a spokeswoman for the Lake County, Indiana, sheriff's office, told the Chicago Tribune newspaper. |