Groom killed helping motorist in snow
A man married less than seven hours was killed along with a stranded motorist he stopped to help in the snow when they were struck by several vehicles, authorities say.
The man was on the way back from his wedding reception to a hotel when the accident happened in Crown Point in northwestern Indiana.
William "Riley" Knight, 49, of Crown Point, was driving with his wife, Nikki, about 11:45pm Saturday when they saw a woman who had slid off the road in the snow.
William and Nikki Knight's wedding dance just hours before he was killed. Photo: Facebook.
"He said, 'We've got to stop, it's late and they need help'," Nikki told the Chicago Sun-Times on Sunday.
He pulled his truck into a nearby driveway and Nikki waited inside while he went out to help Linda Darlington, 42, of Crown Point. They were standing by the side of the road when they were struck by one vehicle, and then two more, the Lake County sheriff's office said.
Nikki, a registered nurse, said when she got to the wreck, neither Knight nor Darlington had pulses. They were pronounced dead at the scene early Sunday.
"I went from a being a newlywed to a widow in less than 48 hours - the highest high to the lowest low," Nikki 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.
Weekend storms dumped 30 centimetres or more of snow in parts of the US Northeast.
