Injured good Samaritan ticketed for jaywalking

[RobJohnson]

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.

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[NHSparky]

Add the CSP to the list of organizations with chronic dumbass syndrome.

[rich_t]

I think I'd take that one to court.

[Gratiot]

I was a bit taken back when I heard of this.  The guy obviously has an overly kind heart, and heroic soul - without question. 

I'm thinking that with the truck driver receiving a ticket for careless driving versus wreckless.  A winter storm.  Them walking out into the middle of the street in an illegal fashion from in front of a bus, which would be blocking line-of-sight.  It was a horrible combination of factors, which culminated in the horrible ordeal.  Those jaywalking tickets may have needed to be issued, in case of later legal action, to demonstrate that the truck driver wasn't the sole contributor of the accident.  It bites, but I'm sure almost every judge would reduce it to a $5 fine.  Shrugs, just pray for their recovery, and send thanks that their are people out their whom will risk their lives for strangers!