"We're going to get hit"

Came across this today and couldn't stop reading.



The Oregonian (Portland, Oregon)



February 5, 2007 Monday

Sunrise Edition



A small Idaho town mourns the loss of a big-hearted man



BYLINE: LARRY BINGHAM, The Oregonian



It was 6 p.m. and already pitch dark as John Dickinson and his girlfriend, Julie Bell, drove along Interstate 84. They were approaching The Dalles when the car a few lengths ahead of them struck a dog carrier in the fast lane, slid out of control and smacked a concrete berm before jerking to a stop in the slow lane.



Dickinson, 62, parked behind the stalled car and jumped out to see whether the driver was OK. Joanne Sutton, 25, of Portland stumbled into the…