DENVER – A good Samaritan who helped push three people out of the path of a pickup truck before being struck and injured has gotten a strange reward for his good deed: A jaywalking ticket.
Family members said 58-year-old bus driver Jim Moffett and another man were helping two elderly women cross a busy Denver street in a snowstorm when he was hit Friday night.
Moffett suffered bleeding in the brain, broken bones, a dislocated shoulder and a possible ruptured spleen. He was in serious but stable condition Wednesday.
The Colorado State Patrol issued the citation. Trooper Ryan Sullivan said that despite Moffett's intentions, jaywalking contributed to the accident.
Moffett had been driving his bus when the two women got off. In the interest of safety, he got out and, together with another passenger, helped the ladies cross.
Moffett's stepson, Ken McDonald, said the driver of the pickup plowed into his stepfather, but not before Moffett pushed the two women out of the way.
When he awoke in intensive care, he learned of the ticket. "His reaction was dazed and confused. I was a little angry," said McDonald.
The other man also was cited for jaywalking, while the pickup driver was cited with careless driving that led to injury. Sullivan said the two elderly women haven't been cited but the investigation is ongoing.
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I saw this on the news during lunch.
Also about the young man working at McD's who stopped Chris Brown, err...some dude who was assaulting a woman and got shot and now McD's insurance say he isn't covered since helping a woman getting a beat down is not part of his job.
Good thing is the owner said he'll cover the costs if the employee's appeal is denied.
no good deed goes ...
If those old es weren't in a crosswalk then they should be charged for starting this whole thing.
thats gay
First, the woman who got sued in CA because she tried to help her friend (because she thought the car was about to explode and pulled the victim out). Second, the guy from McDs. And now this? Things like these are what makes people to not care about others at all anymore.
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