DENVER—The Colorado State Patrol has withdrawn the $22 jaywalking ticket issued to a good Samaritan who was seriously injured by a pickup after he pushed three people out of its path.
Bus driver Jim Moffett of Denver and another man were helping two elderly women cross a busy Denver street in a snowstorm when he was hit Feb. 20.
The 58-year-old Moffett was treated for bleeding in the brain, broken bones and a dislocated shoulder. He remained hospitalized in serious condition Friday.
The State Patrol said in a written release it was withdrawing the citation “after examining the totality of the circumstances” and consulting with prosecutors. The release didn’t explain the reasons, and a patrol spokesman didn’t immediately return a call.
The patrol originally said that despite Moffett’s intentions, jaywalking contributed to the accident.
The patrol also withdrew jaywalking citations against the other good Samaritan and one of the two women. The other woman wasn’t cited because troopers said she wasn’t directly involved.
The women and the other good Samaritan were passengers on Moffett’s Regional Transportation District bus.
The pickup driver was cited for careless driving resulting in injury. That citation still stands.
