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Strangers helped a college student get to his friend in the hospital

NPR

Published August 18, 2026 at 5:24 PM EDT

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While Jake Berry was in college, he learned one of his oldest friends was in the hospital more than an hour away. Berry didn't have a car, but two strangers gave him a ride.