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FOR THE FIRST TIME
TONIGHT WE ARE HEARING FROM A
WOMAN WHAT WHO WAS HURT
DURING A HORRIFIC SERIES OF
CRASH TWOS WEEKS AGO ON
BUSINESS LOOP 131 IN
KALAMAZOO THAT KILLED TWO
PEOPLE.
TREVOR STARK AND BRT NY
WERE IN A CAR TOGETHER THAT
LOST CONTROL ON A CURVE KNOWN
FOR CRASHES.
THE TWO MAY HAVE SURVIVED BUT
WHILE OTHERS STOPPED TO HELP,
A SECOND VEHICLE LOST CONTROL
HITTING THEM.
TONIGHT "24 HOUR NEWS 8'S"
LEON HENDRIX SPOKE TO THE
WHOM STOPPED TO HELP AND
ENDED UP BECOMING A RICK TIM
HERSELF.
VICTIM HER.
Reporter: GOOD EVENING.
MARY KAY MACQUARIE ASKED FOR
CONSIDERATION.
A STORY ABOUT THE GOOD IN A
PERSON THAT CAUSE THEM TO
STOP ON A DRK AND DANGEROUS
ROADWAY AFTER LONG SHIFT AT
WORK TO HELP ANOTHER PERSON
IN NEED.
HER REQUEST NOT TO BE CALLED
A HERO.
DO YOU NEED ANY SNIP AM AN
EMERGENCY NURSE.
Reporter: HELPING PEOPLE.
IT IS NOT WHAT MARY KAY
MACQUARIE WAS DOING.
IT IS WITH A SHE DOES DAY IN
AND DAY OUT AS AN EMERGENCY
ROOM NURSE AT BRANSON
HOSPITAL.
WHEN SHE SAW PEOPLE WHO
LOOKED TO BE IN THE NEED IN
THE MEDIAN AFTER 3:00 IN THE
MORNING.
SHE DID WHAT SHE DOES BEST HR
HR HELP.
I DIDN'T SEE ANY EMERGENCY
VEHICLES.
I WAS CONCERNED THAT THERE
WAS NOT ANYBODY HELPING
ANYBODY.
BUT EVEN THE TRAINED NURSE
TAUGHT TO EXPECT WHAT NO ONE
ELSE WOULD COULD HAVE NOT
EXPECTED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN
NEXT.
SCENE THAT WOULD QUICKLY TURN
FROM TRA MATTIC TO TRAGIC AS
SHE WORKED TO HELP VICTIM
TREVOR.
JUST TAKING MY SCETH SCOPE
OFF AND I LOOKED UP AND SAW
ANOTHER CAR COMING AT A HIGH
RATE OF SPEED AT US.
I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE.
Reporter: NOT EVEN THE
MOMENT TO ALERT OTHERS.
I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO GET THE
WORD OFS OUT.
IT CAME SO FAST.
WE GOT HIT.
Reporter: TREVOR STUCK, AN
OFF-DUTY PARAMEDIC ALREADY
INJURE INTERESTED THE FIRST
CRASH, HE DIED AT THE SCENE.
TREVOR WAS DEAD AS SOON AS
THE CAR HIT ME.
BRITTANY AND ANOTHER PRIDE
CARE AMBULANCE EMPLOYEE WAS
IN CRITICAL CONDITION FOR
ALMOST A WEEK BEFORE SHE DIED
FRIDAY.
BRITTANY WAS SIGNALING FOR
HELP AFTER THE INITIAL CRASH.
MAC QUARRY WENT TO THE
FUNERAL FOR TREVOR WHOSE
FAMILY TOOK TIME FOR THEIR
GRIEF TO THANK HER FOR BEING
THERE FOR THEIR SON.
AS SHE WAS WORKING TO SAVE
TREVOR.
SHE NOW CREDITS HIM FOR
SAVING HER.
THINK TREVOR SAVED MY LIFE.
I THINK HIS BODY PROBABLY
ABSORBED SOME OF THE IMPACT.
THAT NIGHT, MACQUARIE WAS
A WOMAN DOING WHAT SHE DOES,
HER LIFE'S PASSION, BUT NOT
THE WORK OF A HERO.
PLEASE DON'T CHOOSE TO
WORD FOR ME.
IT IS OUR LIFE.
IT IS IN OUR HEART.
IT IS IN OUR BLOOD.
IT IS WHAT WE ARE TRAINED TO
DO.
SHE HAS FOUR BROKEN RIBS.
ALSO HAPPY TO REPORT THE
OTHER GOOD SAMARITAN, THE
OFF-DUTY COUNTY KALAMAZOO
SHERIFF'S COMPANY IT IS BACK
HOME.
SHE IS RECOVERING, TOO.
WOW.
YOU GET THE SENSE, LEON,
SHE WOULD DO IT AGAIN.
RIGHT.
IF GIVE THAN CHOICE.
THAT IS WHAT SHE SAID.
DESPITE HER FAMILY SAYING
DON'T DO THIS AGAIN.