Hilary Lane chose to revisit the story of James Tully, the man who says he has been misidentified as suspected cop killer Eric Frein more than a dozen times.
The Barrett Township man said he was constantly stopped by authorities during his 5 mile/2 hour walk to and from work through the heart of the Frein manhunt in Barrett Township.
In the middle of November, he was given the keys to a brand new car, after the community came together to make sure he traveled to and from work safely.
Through a campaign on a website called "Go Fund Me, 1,000 people collectively donated over $24,000 to help pay for Tully's car.
" I was just trying to do what I can do," said Tully. "I was working to pay my child support and I didn't expect any of this."
"He is a hard worker," said Dawn diBiase, who started the fundraising website. "He didn't ask for any money."
Tully purchased a 2007 Subaru Outback for a little under $10,000 at Halterman's Toyota.
The rest of the money will be put into an account to pay for gas and maintenance.
"He got the all-wheel drive, he was really looking for with the winters we have," said Matt Raymond of Halterman's Toyota.
"I am just so thankful to the community, said Tully. "This wouldn't be possible without them."
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