The Record-Journal
HARTFORD, Conn. — State police say an 83-year-old Maryland man fell 35 feet off an elevated highway and died while trying to help a driver whose SUV had rolled over.
Troopers say Richard Herron, of Elkton, Md., jumped over the center median of Interstate 84 in Hartford early Monday morning to avoid a tractor-trailer that was nearing the accident scene.
Police say Herron probably didn’t realize there was a large drop. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
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