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WI Man ‘Randal Landwehr’ ID’d As Good Samaritan Killed Tuesday On I-39 ‘Helping Motorist Change Tire’

SCHOFIELD, WI. (THECOUNT) — Randal Landwehr, of Marathon, Wisconsin, has been identified as the Good Samaritan killed while assisting a disabled motorist on Interstate 39 in Schofield, according to Wednesday morning reports.

Landwehr, 62, was fatally struck and after stopping to help another motorist fix a flat tire on I-39 on Tuesday night near Milton.

According to officials, Landwehr was run over by a possible drunk driver around 7:15 p.m. as he walked back to his truck to retrieve some tools to help a man from Bessmer, Michigan change a tire on his camper.

Landwehr was hit by a truck driven by a 53-year-old Mosinee man. A police report says alcohol was involved in the crash. The driver has not been identified, reports WSAU.

The State Patrol says the accident remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Schofield is a city in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,169 at the 2010 census. The city was named for Dr. William Scholfield, who came to the area in the 1840s to open a saw mill – Wikipedia.

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