July 18th was one of the most memorable days of Erica and Jake Rinkers lives, and it was, in more than one way.
That Saturday afternoon, Erica and Jake became one in front their friends and family at a small church in Columbus. "But everything it went perfectly, we said our vows and it was a beautiful day," Erica Rinker said.
The newlyweds were filled with excitement when they left for their reception in Fishtail, a 30 minute drive away. And then the second biggest event of the day happened, when they saw a motorcycle accident up ahead on Highway 78.
"Jake just looked at me and the patrolmen said you can park behind my car and that's just what we did," Erica said.
The couple, who are both third-year medical students, jumped out of their bronco and ran to help 14-year-old Taylor Osgood of Park City.
"It was just kinda strange seeing people dressed up in wedding stuff, but she just helped calm me down," Taylor Osgood said.
Jake and Erica helped Taylor at a crucial time, whose leg was profusely bleeding after being clipped by an oncoming vehicle.
"Checked for sensation and motor in her toes to make sure she had blood flow down there and she didn't and so I re-positioned her foot so that she could feel her toes again and then she could," Jake said.
The couple was overwhelmed with emotion, "On the one hand it was very exciting for us and then on the other hand it was like man, this is our happy day, but it's her sad day," Jake said.
After three weeks in the hospital , numerous broken bones and screws inserted in her leg and a skin graph covering her left leg, Taylor went home to Park City on Sunday and saw the newlyweds for a second time.
She says she is forever grateful for them, "If they wouldn't have come earlier then I would've probably been dead cause I was bleeding so much."
The Rinker's say this experience has taught them that if they can help someone's life on the first day of the marriage together, they can do anything in the future.
The Park City Baptist Church says they have put together a fund to help Taylor's family pay for her care and future hospital visits. You can make a donation at First Interstate Bank in benefit of Taylor Oge-Osgood.
Taylor tells us that doctors say she could be up and walking in six months to a year.
