Citizen-Soldier Rudd dies while assisting others

Thursday, December 13, 2007

When Missouri National Guard Officer Candidate Neilson Rudd saw an accident during ice storms on Sunday evening, he stopped to check on the vehicle occupants, even though he was off duty. When he was returning to his own vehicle, at the Katy Trail Bridge, just north of Jefferson City on Highway 63, another vehicle lost control and struck Rudd down. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.

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