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Indiana Trooper, Good Samaritan Save I-65 Car Accident Victim

Posted on Nov 28, 2011

Indiana State Police and emergency responders are reporting that a State Trooper and a passing, off-duty nurse are responsible for saving a man's life following a car accident on Interstate 65 in Lake County last weekend.

According to the Chesterton Tribune, 39-year-old Paul Eger of Demotte was driving home just after 2:30 a.m. on Saturday morning when he drifted out of his lane and sideswiped a tractor-trailer near the Lowell exit. After hitting the semi truck, Eger crossed the median, struck a barrier, and finally left the road. His vehicle rolled over, and Eger was seriously injured.

Two other drivers on I-65, a registered nurse and an on-duty Indiana State Trooper, pulled over when they saw the accident and discovered that Eger had severed an artery in his wrist and was bleeding heavily. The pair quickly applied pressure to the wound and then fashioned a makeshift tourniquet for the man.

When EMS arrived, the Indiana car accident victim was rushed to Saint Anthony's Hospital in Crown Point, where doctors and authories praised the work of the trooper and Good Samaritan. Eger, who was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash is expected to recover. The man had alcohol in his bloodstream at the time of the accident and will be charged with drunk driving.