What is the old saying? "No good deed goes unpunished?" That seems to be the case here, as a good samaritan who was helping two elderly women cross a busy street, pushed them out of the way of an oncoming truck, and suffered broken bones as a consequence, has been ticketed for jaywalking.
The "crime" occurred last Friday, as 58-year-old bus driver Jim Moffett and another man were helping two elderly women cross a busy Denver street in a snowstorm. Moffett had been driving his bus when the two women disembarked. He got out and, together with another passenger, helped the elderly ladies cross the street, but not legally, unfortunately for him, but rather by jaywalking.
An oncoming pickup presented a danger (the pickup driver was cited with careless driving that led to injury), so Moffett pushed the other three out of the way, suffering cranial bleeding, broken bones, a dislocated shoulder and a possible ruptured spleen. He was in serious but stable condition Wednesday.
But despite his good intentions, the Colorado State Patrol issued a citation for jaywalking, saying that indeed the offense contributed to the accident.
Don't worry the other good samaritan didn't get off scot-free; he was also cited for jaywalking.
Still, while legally he could be cited for jaywalking, hasn't Jim Moffett suffered enough?
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