By Mark Price

The Charlotte Observer

GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — A Gaston County “good Samaritan” was fatally injured when she was stopped to help at a multi-vehicle crash in Florida, according to investigators.

It happened just after 12 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, on Interstate 95 near Mims, Florida, and involved five vehicles, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

Gaston County EMS reports paramedic Mary Jolly, 27, died at a Florida hospital shortly after 11 a.m. Monday. She lived in Dallas, according to the crash report.

“This tragedy is a powerful reminder of the selflessness and courage our team members embody, not only while on duty but in their personal lives as well,” Gaston County EMS wrote in a Nov. 15 Facebook post.

“Mary was more than a colleague — she was family. Her compassion,

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