Show Helper The lot of a Good Samaritans Samaritan is s not always a happy one I WITNESS for instance the case of a District of Columbia man who tried to lend a helping help help- helping ing hand in a midnight auto crash in front of his home Seems a hit hit run and run driver had lad struck a car occupied by two young women Shaken up they asked him to phone police and report the wreck He agreed THAT'S where the complication tion lion started The officer making making making mak mak- ing a record of the call mistakenly mistakenly enly only listed the man as owner of the car that had been hit A month later he got gat a notice of license suspension for failure to submit a written accident report re re- port HE WAS ABLE to clear that up with an explanation explanations of the facts But then he got a notice his liability insurance was bein being g cancelled HE WENT to them with th the e same explanation but didn't get far The company informed d him the policy allowed cancellation cancel lation lotion within 60 days after renewal renewal re newal without any required ex So hes he's had to go to court i ia ir ira ira n a battle to restore his insurance ance ante coverage and avoid bein g classified as an assigned risk at a higher rate HE CAN be forgiven fO foi r wishing he had stood in bed |