( CNN ) -- A bride is in mourning . Hours after the wedding , groom William Riley Knight , 49 , of Crown Point , Indiana , was run over and killed . His new wife was not injured . They had just left their reception , according to Patti Van Til , a spokeswoman with the Lake County , Indiana , Sheriff 's Department . `` She was still in her wedding dress , '' she said . Knight was acting as a good Samaritan on Saturday night when he stopped to assist Linda Darlington , whose vehicle had slid into a ditch along a road in Crown Point . He climbed out to help while his wife waited in the car . He and Darlington , 42 , were struck multiple times as they stood by the side of the road . She was also killed . According to CNN affiliate WBBM , which spoke to Knight 's ex-wife , he had four children , including two stepchildren . He acted in community theater , was a hunter and reportedly served in the U.S. Army Rangers before retiring in the mid-1990s . `` He was very outgoing , always wanting to help somebody , '' said friend Rob Biella , CNN affiliate WLS reported . `` He was good to be around my kids . I 'm glad they got to know him . '' All drivers remained on scene , and there is nothing to suggest that alcohol was a factor in the crash , according to Van Til . The accident remains under investigation . `` He was just trying to do a good thing for somebody in need , '' the spokeswoman said . `` It 's very sad . We have a job to do here , but sometimes it just brings you sadness . '' Bride loses her groom and her leg , but not her faith .
' Riley Knight had come to help a woman whose vehicle had fallen into a ditch . He and Linda Darlington were struck multiple times as they stood by the side of the road . Knight 's new wife was waiting in the car when the accident happened . ` ` We have a job to do here , but sometimes it just causes you sadness , '' a voice says .