An Indiana groom was fatally struck by a car Saturday after he pulled over to help a stranded motorist hours after his wedding. The Chicago Sun Times reports 49-year-old William Knight was driving with his bride Nikki to a hotel after their 5:00 p.m. ceremony when he spotted a vehicle in a ditch. Nikki Knight told the paper Sunday her husband told her “we've got to stop, it's late and they need help.” She says she stayed inside the car while her husband went out to the other vehicle. Knight said she then heard a thud, and went outside to investigate. William Knight and the driver of the other car, 42-year-old Linda Darlington, did not have pulses. The Chicago Sun Times reports authorities say it appears Knight and Darlington were first struck by one car and then hit two more times by two vehicles behind the first. His widow says Knight served as a U.S. Army Ranger for about 12 years, and would always put himself on the line to help others. "I went from a being a newlywed to a widow in less than 48 hours—the highest high to the lowest low," Nikki Knight said. "It's a blur." Police said all drivers involved in the crash remained at the scene. No charges had been filed as of Sunday afternoon. |
據(jù)美國(guó)??怂剐侣劸W(wǎng)站12月15日?qǐng)?bào)道,美國(guó)印第安納州一名男子在婚禮結(jié)束后的返程中停車(chē)幫助被一位困在雪地里的司機(jī),卻不幸被三輛車(chē)撞上,當(dāng)場(chǎng)遇難。 據(jù)《芝加哥太陽(yáng)時(shí)報(bào)》報(bào)道,現(xiàn)年49歲的威廉?奈特和新娘尼基在14日下午5點(diǎn)的婚禮儀式結(jié)束后驅(qū)車(chē)前往一家旅館。大約晚上11時(shí)45分左右,他們看到一輛車(chē)被困在了雪地里。尼基說(shuō),威廉跟她說(shuō)“我們必須停車(chē),夜深了,他們需要幫助”。在她的印象里,當(dāng)了12年兵的丈夫非常樂(lè)于助人。 威廉?奈特下車(chē)后,尼基在車(chē)上等著他。忽然間,尼基聽(tīng)到“砰”的一聲巨響,她趕忙下車(chē)一探究竟,卻震驚地發(fā)現(xiàn)丈夫和被困車(chē)輛的司機(jī)、42歲的琳達(dá)?達(dá)林頓已經(jīng)沒(méi)有了脈搏?!拔以?8小時(shí)內(nèi)從新娘變成了寡婦,從快樂(lè)的巔峰墜入了痛苦的深淵,”尼基悲痛地說(shuō)。 當(dāng)?shù)毓俜椒Q(chēng),威廉?奈特和達(dá)林頓似乎先是被一輛車(chē)撞倒,接著又被該車(chē)后面的兩輛車(chē)撞上。目前所有涉案司機(jī)都在現(xiàn)場(chǎng),截至當(dāng)?shù)貢r(shí)間15日下午,尚無(wú)人受到控告。 相關(guān)閱讀 美國(guó)動(dòng)物園3年后發(fā)現(xiàn)搞錯(cuò)熊貓性別 曼德拉追悼會(huì)驚現(xiàn)“假翻譯” 辯稱(chēng)精神分裂導(dǎo)致失態(tài) 【我的中國(guó)夢(mèng)】夢(mèng)想翅膀沐浴陽(yáng)光—記日喀則邊雄盲校教師 (譯者 yuanlu 編輯 嚴(yán)玉潔) |