Staff Sgt. Thomas H. Oakley, killed while helping others

Police: Soldier was helping motorists when hit, killed
By Dan Blottenberger, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Friday, April 16, 2010
BAMBERG, Germany — A 172nd Infantry Brigade soldier was struck and killed by a car on the autobahn Wednesday night, after he stopped to help some motorists who had an accident, Army officials said Thursday.

The 33-year-old soldier, whose name was not released because his next of kin have not been notified, was based in Schweinfurt, but lived in Bamberg, brigade spokesman Maj. Dan Welsh said.

German police said the incident took place near Bamberg at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, when two cars crashed in the southbound, left lane on autobahn A73.

The soldier saw the accident, stopped his car and crossed the autobahn to offer help, a Bamberg police spokesman said.
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UPDATE
Army IDs soldier killed while trying to help at Bamberg accident scene
By Dan Blottenberger, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Saturday, April 17, 2010


Staff Sgt. Thomas H. Oakley, ammunition section chief, service battery, 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, based in Schweinfurt, Germany, died Wednesday night after being struck by a car while attempting to help motorists involved in an accident on A73 toward Nuremberg. BAMBERG, Germany — Army officials have identified a 172nd Infantry Brigade soldier who was struck and killed by a car Wednesday night near Bamberg after he stopped to help some motorists who had an accident.

Staff Sgt. Thomas H. Oakley, 33, of Wakefield, R.I., was driving home from work in Schweinfurt when he stopped to help the accident victims, according to police and military reports.

German police said the accident took place near Bamberg at 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, when two cars crashed in the southbound left lane on autobahn A73.
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