The instinct to help someone who is in need is strong. Good people simply can’t just pass by an emergency without stopping to lend a hand. To be a Good Samaritan speaks to our best and noblest instincts.<\/p>\n
That’s what makes a recent fatality incident that occurred in Shelby County, Kentucky on September 9, 2013 even more tragic. Two men — Jamaal Wood and Charles Burtt, had stopped to check on the drivers of vehicles involved in an accident where a semi sideswiped a box truck, and then went into the median with a third vehicle. While Mr. Wood and Mr. Burtt were outside their vehicles and in the act of trying to help, another tractor trailer hit both of their stopped vans, killing both men.<\/p>\n
To add even more misery to this tragedy, Mr. Wood was a brand new father. And, Mr. Burtt’s wife, who was in (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The instinct to help someone who is in need is strong. Good people simply can’t just pass by an emergency without stopping to lend a hand. To be a Good Samaritan speaks to our best and noblest instincts. That’s what…<\/span><\/p>\n