Rain pounded on Interstate 95 as a state contracted safety patrol worker rushed over to help a driver who had crashed into a guardrail near Dumfries, Virginia Sept. 6, just before 8 p.m.

That worker was 48-year-old Chad Freeland, who is described as a loving partner, father and dedicated safety service patrolman.

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As he was helping that driver, a traffic camera video shows another car, a Chrysler, losing control and sliding across all lanes of traffic right at him. He can be seen in the video standing by the driver he was helping.

Chad Freeland was hit and killed and the driver he was helping was also injured, according to Virginia State Police.

“He was actually not supposed to work that night. He was covering for a co

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