Teen Died While Trying to Help Another Driver on a Wyoming Highway: 'He Would Do Anything for Anyone at Any Time'

A teen was killed while attempting to assist another driver on a highway in Wyoming, according to his obituary.

Riggin Cole Schaffer, 18, was driving in Laramie on Sunday, March 23, when he stopped to help a driver who had been injured in a single-car collision. Another driver then crashed into the scene, killing Riggin, per the obituary, which was shared by Stevenson & Son Funeral Homes. 

Wyoming Highway Patrol confirmed that a fatal traffic incident occurred in Laramie on March 23, but did not provide any further details, including whether or not anyone was charged in the collision, according to local news outlet Cowboy State Daily.

PEOPLE reached out to Wyoming Highway Patrol for comment on Saturday, March 29, but did not receive an immediate response.

Riggin was raised in Broadus, Mont., and was attending college in Laramie at WyoTech, according to his obituary. 

His family recalled in the obituary: “From the beginning, Riggin lived life his own way and that never changed. While he grew and learned to navigate the world, he was true to himself, lived by his own code and never pretended to be something he wasn’t."

"Fiercely loyal to the people he loved, he was one of the kindest and most generous of friends," they continued. "He would do anything for anyone at any time (except if that thing was the dishes). He lived with true integrity and was willing to endure any hardship to preserve it.”

Riggin loved cars and “planned to eventually open his own restoration shop where he wanted to bring old muscle cars back to life,” the family said. The teen had recently bought a classic 1975 Chevrolet Camaro with his own money, and “he couldn’t wait to start fixing it up.”

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Riggin had also discovered a love of snowboarding while at WyoTech and spent “every weekend on the slopes.”

“Riggin was truly coming into his own,” his family shared.

A funeral will be held for Riggin on Friday, April 4, per the funeral home.