Former Marine helps save crash victim’s life

Former Marine helps save crash victim’s life

Archie Ingersoll | The Journal Gazette

Authorities are crediting a man with saving the life of a motorcyclist whose leg was completely severed below the knee in a crash in southern Kosciusko County.

“She could have easily bled out if it wasn’t for his quick and responsive actions,” said Sgt. Chad Hill of the sheriff’s department.

Stephen Wilson, 21, of Mexico, Ind., was heading home from work about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday when he saw a bunch of cars stopped in the intersection of Indiana 14 and County Farm Road.

Two women from Silver Lake – Terri A. Penrod, 54, and Sue A. Raber, 53 – had been riding a motorcycle when a 1993 Chevrolet Camaro plowed into them as they were making a left turn from Indiana 14, the sheriff’s department said.

Wilson said he arrived about two minutes after collision. He said Raber had a deep gash on her calf, while Penrod’s leg had been cut off below the knee. The former Marine fell back on his First Aid training and put his focus on Penrod.

“She had lost about a quart of blood in about two minutes,” he said. “I knew she was the main priority at the time.”

He had a couple of guys nearby give him their belts. He also asked for something like a rod or a stick. A man grabbed a cornstalk from a nearby field. With those items, Wilson went to work.
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Former Marine helps save crash victim life