Good Samarita killed that victim on the I-580 near Mt. Rose Highway identified as a crash victim | News

Update (4/30.2025, 6:50 p.m.):

The Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner identified the woman who died after she was approached by a car when he tried to help people on April 26th.

The 53-year-old Christine V. Gschwind-Wright from Silver Springs was declared dead at the crime scene.

The type of death was an accident. The cause of death was several blunt violent violations due to a motor vehicle – pedestrian collision.

The state police in Nevada take care of the law enforcement examinations in this case.

Update (26.04.2025, 5:35 p.m.):

The Nevada State Police has on the MT. Rose Highway i580 to the south open again.

Update (26.04.2025, 2:27 p.m.):

The Nevada State Police will temporarily be on the MT this afternoon. Rose Highway towards the south towards the south to continue the investigation of the fatal crash that took place this weekend.

Officials estimate that the closure will take about an hour and a half.

Original history:

A woman who stopped to help a driver on Saturday morning was killed after he had been hit by a car that was driven by a driver who suspected that he was under influence.

According to the Nevada state police, an accident with a single vehicle on the number two of the 1 lane of the I-580 towards the south of the MT is on Saturday morning at around 2:15 a.m. Rose Highway took place.

A good Samaritan, who was called an adult woman, was a witness to the crash and stopped to provide help.

Shortly after the first crash, a second vehicle hit both the original crash and the good Samaritan.

As a result of the second crash, the Good Samariter was declared deceased after medical personal arrival had occurred.

The impairment is suspected in both accidents.

The I-580 towards the south near Mt. Rose Highway was closed for hours, but has been open again since then.

The drivers of both vehicles involved in each crash were arrested.

This is a developing story and we will update when we learn more.