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• Now, in a twist of luck, fate, you name it, Tolley says he finds himself in need of help after a fire severely damage his home earlier this month.
• "We lost everything in our home," said Tolley, 47. "My daughter's bedroom sustained the most damage, and she lost all of her possessions."
• His 15-year-old daughter's possessions included a brand new set of drums that Tolley bought her the day before the fire.
• Tolley's house sits on a rented lot in a trailer park in Rapid City. He said he had been having issues with a sewer line leak and ground shifting at his home weeks before the incident. The sewage problem, he said, had caused him and his children to be sick.
• The Rapid City Fire Department is investigating the cause of the blaze. Capt. Rich Broderick said Tuesday that investigators at this point do not suspect arson.
• Tolley, a forklift operator for a manufacturing company, said he is waiting to hear from his landlord, fire investigators and an insurance company to see what his future will look like.
• More than 1,500 miles away, the man who Tolley loaned his car to last summer works as a fire fighter. Rick Frosolone was shocked by the news about the fire.
• "My heart goes out him," said Frosolone, who works with the Niagara Falls Fire Department. "I can't imagine what he's going through. I've seen it so many times. You have to start all over. It's gut-wrenching to just think about it."
• Tolley, his daughter Mariah, his 19-year-old son, Cody, their two cats and two frogs are now living in a motel. Tolley and his fiancee broke up last year.
• Tolley's former employer, Brent Bednarz, who works in auto sales, has started a donation account at Med5 Federal Credit Union under the name David Tolley Good Samaritan.
• Frosolone heard about the fire through an Associated Press reporter. He said he planned to contact Tolley to see how he can help.
• "He's in a tough situation," Frosolone said. "I would like to help out somehow."
• Last August, Tolley came across the Frosolones on Interstate 90 when the family's camper ended up with two flat tires. Tolley started chatting with the couple and learned they were planning to hire a taxi to take their family in two shifts to a motel or a campground 40 miles away. Tolley lent them his car, which they returned the next day.
• Tolley admits that he hasn't always been the good guy he's become known as since August. He has a criminal record that dates back to the 1980s. He was released a year ago from a state prison after serving a 12-year sentence for an aggravated assault charge and escaping from a county jail.

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