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Dr. Cynthia Ray
Dr. Cynthia Ray, an interventional pulmonologist at Ford Hospital in Detroit, died while doing what she'd been doing for a long time: trying to save lives.
Ray, who stopped on I-96 near the Davison Freeway in Detroit on her way to work to help passengers in an overturned car on the freeway on Sunday night, was hit by a car. She died Wednesday night at age 47, Ann Zaniewski of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Dr. Mike Eichenhorn, a mentor and close friend, described Dr. Ray in a press release as a "giving, generous spirit,” and a consummate caregiver.
"It would have been impossible for Cyndi to pass by the car that overturned because that’s the kind of person she was," Eichenhorn said. "She was always there to help others.
Another Good Samaritan, Sean English, 17, also stopped and was hit by the same car. He had to have part of a foot amputated, the Freep reports. The six teenage passengers in the tipped-over vehicle did not suffer any life threatening injuries, WDIV reports.
The driver who hit Dr. Ray and English, is in critical condition, WDIV reports. The family says that toxicologiy reports show he was not drinking.
