TITUSVILLE, Fla. —

A 27-year-old paramedic from North Carolina was killed on a Florida interstate Saturday after stopping to help a driver who was hit and killed while exiting his vehicle after a crash, FHP says.

Mary Jolly is being hailed as a good Samaritan for stopping on I-95 in Brevard County to help the driver. The Gaston County EMS department is mourning her loss.

A 33-year-old Port St. Lucie man was driving a 2019 Chevy Impala when he moved from the center lane into the outside lane and struck a Volkswagen, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say the impact sent the Volkswagen into a ditch as the Impala veered onto the inside shoulder and hit the concrete median and stopped inside the northbound lane.

FHP said the Impala driver stepped out of his vehicle moments b

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