Good Samaritan Douglas Whaley, 49, killed and two minors injured when box-truck hits scene of previous crash on State Road 35 in Oak Grove Township, Wisconsin
City worker killed trying to help woman and baby stuck in ditch, Wisconsin sheriff says
Douglas Whaley, 49, of Hager City stopped along the icy road to help a 24-year-old woman and a 3-week-old infant after her car was stuck in a ditch near Prescott just before 8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 6, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
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