Kudos to Taber man

[DaveB]

Pulled his truck in front of a distracted driver and saved 4 kids...awesome!

Police praise man who drove Hummer into car speeding toward kids in crosswalk

Sun News : Edmonton man drives Hummer in path of car to save street-crossing children

 

[SLEDBUNNYRACING]

Thumbs up to him...

 

[whoDEANie]

Thumbs up to him...

x2 I'm curious if I would have thought of it if I was in the same position - probably not. ...but you also have to wonder if maybe he was also distracted and pulled out in front of the G5 by accident only to claim that he did it intentionally.

 

[moyiesledhead]

Glad to see the charges went the right way. A little surprised too, considering the way our fugged up legal system works!

 

[koby]

seen it on cfrn last night - i thought he was from Fort Nelson
quick thinking for sure, and about the best use of an H2 there is

 

[JaySimon]

I wonder why they didn't put the distracted driving ticket on there as well?

All in all, good on that taber man, may his beers at the local pub be free for the next two years.

 

[woody_tobius_jr]

I'll be curious to see how the insurance companies will handle this....if they go by the books, then the H2 will be on the hook. If the insurance company goes with common sense, then the guy driving the Pontiac will be on the hook. Hopefully common sense prevails. In the big picture, who cares as long as he avoided being a witness to a vehicle vs pedestrian fatality.

 

[eclipse1966]

if I were a parent to those kids he would not have to worry for his beer needs for sometime. Nice to hear a good ending for once.

I wonder why they didn't put the distracted driving ticket on there as well?

All in all, good on that taber man, may his beers at the local pub be free for the next two years.

 

[Highfly]

Good on him. Guaranteed we hear he will NOT be covered insurance wise, which is total BS. Maybe a good samaritan body shop will step up and cover the repair.

 

[ferniesnow]

Good thinking on his part!

I agree with Koby, "the best use of a Hummer"..............man I hate those pigs!

 

[DaveB]

Good on him. Guaranteed we hear he will NOT be covered insurance wise, which is total BS. Maybe a good samaritan body shop will step up and cover the repair.

I'd like to think I would be as on the ball as this guy was, and in the end, if I gotta pay for my own wreck, but 4 kids were saved...so be it. Hopefully the kids parents can help out...or a good samaritan body shop as mentioned. Maybe buddy will have to try suing the careless driver...who knows. But in the end he's going to be out financially for sure.

 

[sweld]

It's was in the sun this morning that insurance will cover it and even wave his deductible

 

[JaySimon]

It's was in the sun this morning that insurance will cover it and even wave his deductible

Cheapest/best publicity ever....