Groom killed while helping motorist in snow

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CHICAGO (AP) — A man married less than seven hours waskilled along with a stranded motorist he
stopped to help in the snowwhen 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.William"Riley" Knight, 49,
of Crown Point, Ind., was driving with his wife,Nikki, about 11:45 p.m. Saturday when they saw a woman who
had slid offthe road in the snow near Crown Point."He said, ‘We’ve got to stop, it’s late and they need
help,’" Nikki Knight told the Chicago Sun-Times (http://bit.ly/INP0kU ) on Sunday.Hepulled his truck into
a nearby driveway and Nikki Knight waited insidewhile he went out to help Linda Darlington, 42, of Crown
Point. Theywere standing by the side of the road when they were struck by onevehicle, and then two more, the
Lake County sheriff’s office said.NikkiKnight, a registered nurse, said when she got to the wreck,
neitherKnight nor Darlington had pulses. They were pronounced dead at the sceneearly Sunday."I went
from a being a newlywed to a widow in lessthan 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.Knight also is survived by two his two daughters, a
stepdaughter and stepson.___Information from: Chicago Sun-Times, http://www.suntimes.com/index

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