PICTURED: Good Samaritan high school senior, 17, who met horrific fate while running to save young mom after her car crashed on Kansas freeway

A Good Samaritan precocious schoolhouse elder met a horrific destiny past week while moving to thief a 25-year-old female whose car had conscionable collapsed connected a Kansas freeway. 

Benjamin 'Ben' Van Buskirk was killed while trying to thief young mother-of-one Paula Baird whose car was progressive successful a three-vehicle clang connected Interstate 35 northbound of Johnson Drive successful Merriam, astir 2am early Sunday morning.

Without hesitation Ben jumped retired of his ain car rushing to Baird's assistance and was fatally deed by a moving vehicle.

The teenager's grief-stricken mother, Carrie Lee referred to her boy arsenic 'sweet Ben' arsenic she told DailyMail.com what a selfless and singular young man he was.

'His emotion and connections to his friends and family were heavy and often each encompassing,' she shared successful his obituary.

She described him arsenic personification who 'lived to make others laughter and smile,' and was wholly devoted to his older relative Ty Van Buskirk, who has typical needs. She referred to him arsenic Ty's 'compass - ever showing him nan way.' 

'Although 3 years apart, passim childhood, nan 2 often appeared arsenic twins, inseparable,' she said.

'Even nan younger brother, Ben often took nan lead successful an effort to thatch and protect his older relative who was learning to navigate life arsenic an autistic.'

His mother shared that Ben, who was calved prematurely and spent clip successful nan NICU was a 'tiny and beautiful boy,' who 'couldn't get capable hugs aliases snuggles from family.'

'His affection and attraction was constant,' she said. 'Ben's heavy emotion and relationship pinch family and friends was incredibly authentic, unwavering and loyal. 

His family treasured his 'authenticity' and 'courage to beryllium himself.' They wrote, 'he didn't fto a time spell by without reassuring you of his love. He genuinely illuminated emotion and joyousness everywhere.'

The added: 'What a agleam ray he was! Perhaps excessively agleam for this world.' 

According to nan Kansas Highway Patrol the clang occurred erstwhile a Jeep Liberty rear-ended a Chevrolet Equinox, which was stalled from a abstracted accident, section Fox4 News reported. 

Before nan mishap occurred, a 3rd vehicle, a Honda CRV, had pulled complete connected nan shoulder. That is erstwhile 17-year-old Benjamin Van Buskirk of Olathe, a rider successful nan CRV, sewage retired and attempted to render assistance connected foot.

Van Buskirk was moving up to nan Equinox while it was still successful mobility from being rear-ended erstwhile he was struck and killed, nan study said.

'It is because of this and who Ben was, that his family was not amazed by his last actions connected earth.' 

'Ben and a adjacent friend were driving location and witnessed an mishap connected nan interstate. Ben yelled to extremity nan car, saying group successful nan car needed help. 

He ran to supply assistance and was killed aft being struck successful nan process. Courage isn't thing that tin beryllium taught, it solely lives successful nan moment.'

The family wrote that 'Ben's courageous tone was coming astatine nan clip of his death. Though his parents and relative wish he hadn't chosen to do it, they simply understand that is who he was.'

'He died arsenic he lived, thoughtful, loving, and courageous,' they said. 'May his short life punctual america to each unrecorded life pinch intention, purpose, compassion for others pinch a listening ear, a watchful eye, and loving heart.'

Baird, who sustained injuries from nan accident, shared really devastated she was erstwhile she learned nan tragic news astir nan man who came to her rescue. 

'Ben’s selflessness and courageousness successful those moments will ne'er beryllium forgotten, and my bosom goes retired to his family and loved ones,' she wrote connected a GoFundMe.

The young mother shared that owed to nan mishap she is unable to activity and support her eight-year-old son. 

'Medical bills, therapy, and regular expenses are piling up, and I americium struggling to make ends meet,' she wrote, successful part. 'I person a kid who depends connected me, and I request to guarantee that I tin proceed to supply and attraction for him during this challenging time.' 

As of Wednesday, astir $1,900 was raised towards their extremity of $10,000. 

After nan scary tragedy, Olathe South High School wherever Ben would person been a elder released a statement.

'I person very sad news to stock pinch you. We person learned that rising elder Ben Van Buskirk was killed successful a tragic postulation mishap while trying to thief personification successful need,' nan connection read. 

'Ben was a beloved Falcon and friend to many. We person been successful touch pinch Ben's family, and we will merchandise accusation regarding ceremonial arrangements astatine a later date.

The schoolhouse offered counseling services to those students and module successful need.

The upcoming memorial events for Ben see visitation scheduled for August 5 and ceremonial connected August 6.  

He is survived by his mother, begetter Mark Van Buskirk and older relative Ty.