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http://www.globaltvcalgary.com/humme...130/story.html

A Good Samaritan who purposely drove his Hummer into another car to save four young pedestrians doesn't need to worry about his insurance going up.

On behalf of Krushlnicki's insurance company, Intact, the Director of Communications, Rosa Nelson, gave Global Edmonton the following statement:

"At Intact Insurance, we believe that insurance is about people, not things. We appreciate that thanks to Darrell's quick response, 4 children were unharmed last week while crossing a pedestrian crosswalk. Because of these actions, Darrell will not be charged with an at-fault accident and we will also waive his deductible."

Troy Bourassa, the Director AMA claims, agrees and says AMA would likely do the same if this were their client.

"It's an interesting scenario from an insurance perspective," he admits. "A lot of people might look at it and say 'well, insurance policies don't cover intentional acts. But my read on this would be the intention of the driver was not to cause damage to his vehicle, it was to prevent a worse accident from occurring."

Krushlnicki says he's just glad he was there at the time, and was able to do something to prevent a tragedy. The man driving the other car, meanwhile, is facing a dangerous driving charge.

Glad to see common sense prevail from the insurance company.