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Originally Posted by fritzy:

Crash, you are one poor excuse for a human being. I would say "shame on you", but you'd have no idea for the reason. Pitiful....

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i have no clue who you are.. but, without the background of the poster i'm ridiculing, you have zero business addressing me as 'pitiful'... your judgement of me speaks more of you, than me.

Not sure why this death would be the fault of the drunk driver (article didn't state that he was "stinking" so I left that out). Is it not the job of the police to pursue and apprehend suspects and not the job of a "good samaritan"? Now to head off the obvious remarks forthcoming: If the alcohol manufacturer had not made the alcohol, he would not have been drunk; if the car manufacturer had not built cars he would not have been driving. All I have to say to that is, "If your sister had balls, she'd be your brother."

But back to the point. Is this accident not mostly the fault of the "good samaritan" who took it upon himself to try to follow the suspect? It seems pretty clear that is the case.

 

 

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Originally Posted by jtdavis:

I listened to a lot of news reports on Nashville tv about this, I still don't understand what jumping off a bridge has to do with capturing someone. Did he see them jump over the handrail? Did he think he saw some running? I don't understand. It is a terrible thing to try to help and get killed doing so.

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They stopped to ASSIST after a crash, In this case a crash caused by a stinking drunk POS.

 

 

 

Metro police said Mark Ferguson and his three brothers pulled over on I-40 between Stewarts Ferry Pike and Central Pike around 2 a.m. to assist following a crash caused by alleged drunk driver Nathan Albright.

Albright was no longer in his vehicle but they talked to a witness whose vehicle was not struck.

She told the brothers that the driver had left the scene on foot, possibly in the direction of the wooded area near Stewarts Ferry Apartments.

Ferguson attempted to follow the absent driver. In doing so, he stepped over the interstate railing in the darkness, likely believing there was land on the other side.

Ferguson fell approximately 100 feet into the Stones River below.

Ferguson swam to the bank of the river. His brothers and officers went to assist.

Ferguson was transported by ambulance to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

SLIDESHOW: Man falls off I-40 bridge

Albright, 36, was found a short time later walking down the interstate.

According to an affidavit, he appeared to be drunk and admitted to drinking alcohol earlier in the evening.

Albright was charged with DUI and booked into the Metro jail.

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Originally Posted by Crash.Override:

don't worry... they were obviously trying to help someone... i'm sure they weren't a republican.

Crash study after study shows Republicans give more to charity than demos.   One only has to look at Obamas and Bidens tax returns when they were running to be elected the first time to see that.  It seems Demos mostly want to help people with other peoples money.

An Omaha man who plummeted to his death from a Tennessee bridge Friday was trying to find the missing driver of crashed car abandoned on a dark highway.

Mark A. Ferguson, 27, fell about 100 feet into the Stones River on the eastern outskirts of Nashville. Nashville police said Ferguson was a good Samaritan who died tragically after he and three brothers stopped to help possible victims in a one-car accident on Interstate 40.

“We were just trying to help someone,” said Alan Ferguson, Mark’s twin.

The incident happened about 2 a.m. when Mark and brothers Alan, John and Lowell were returning to Omaha from watching their youngest brother, Paul, graduate Thursday from Army boot camp at Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina.

“It was a quick trip out to see the graduation and then return home,” Alan said.

The brothers were westbound on I-40 in a rented Chevrolet Equinox when they came upon a vehicle blocking the center lane. Lowell was driving. Alan was in the front passenger seat. Mark and John were in the back seat.

“The car’s headlights were busted out, and all we saw were two amber lights,” Alan said. “There was debris in all three lanes.”

A second car was stopped on the left shoulder. The brothers stopped and called police with the mile marker information. Lowell and Mark ran to the car blocking the highway lane and found no one inside. Then they asked the shaken up woman driving the other car if she was OK. They asked if she knew what happened to the other driver.

“She said she thought he went over the embankment,’’ Alan said.

She pointed toward woods that could be seen in the dark beyond a concrete wall, about 3 feet high, at the edge of the highway.

Alan and John walked up the highway to alert oncoming traffic to slow down. After a single police officer arrived and took over directing traffic, the brothers regrouped.

“We talked about maybe going out and see if we can find this guy and then tell the police where to find him,’’ Alan said. “We didn’t know the situation. We thought there might be som

Alan said the brothers had no idea they were on a bridge above a river.

“Just standing there, it felt like it was the same grade on the other side of the barrier,’’ he said.

After watching Mark quietly jump over the barricade, Alan borrowed a flashlight from the police officer to illuminate the terrain for his brother.

“That’s when we realized we had a serious situation,’’ he said.

Mark didn’t die on impact. He made his way toward the bank as his brothers scrambled to the water’s edge. They pulled Mark from the water and waited with him as other police officers arrived. He was taken by ambulance to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead from injuries in the fall.

“He frequently worked with people in need, and it was second nature for him — and all of us — to stop and provide assistance when needed,” Alan said.

Police later found the driver of the crashed car, Nathan Earl Albright, 36, of Nashville, a short distance away. Authorities said Albright showed signs of impairment and admitted to drinking alcohol before the crash. He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and refusing to submit to a breath or blood alcohol test. He was jailed in lieu of $5,000 bail.

Alan, John and Lowell resumed their journey home and planned to arrive late Friday. Their father and stepmother, Sam and Michelle Ferguson, had flown to the graduation. They returned Friday with Paul, who received an emergency leave from his barracks.

Mark was a case worker in the work-release program at the Omaha Correctional Facility and last year joined Alan and John in starting Eldorado Remodel and Design, a home remodeling and concrete countertop business.

A native Omahan, Mark graduated from Skutt High School in 2005, where he participated in swimming and rugby. He graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. His mother, Patricia Ferguson, died in 1987.

Mark worked as a dispatcher for the UNL campus police for seven years during and after college. He later worked as a medical helicopter dispatcher in Omaha.

He and Amanda Meehan were married in 2012. Their daughter, Gene­vieve, was born in June. The Genevieve Ferguson Fund is being established at Wells Fargo Bank, Alan said.

Funeral arrangements are pending at John A. Gentleman 72nd Street Chapel, 1010 N. 72nd St.

Contact the writer: 402-444-1127, david.hendee@owh.com

 

 

 

http://www.omaha.com/news/metr...44-60eb7f6e01a0.html

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Originally Posted by HIFLYER2:
Originally Posted by Crash.Override:

don't worry... they were obviously trying to help someone... i'm sure they weren't a republican.

Crash study after study shows Republicans give more to charity than demos.   One only has to look at Obamas and Bidens tax returns when they were running to be elected the first time to see that.  It seems Demos mostly want to help people with other peoples money.

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'repos' want to 'make money' off the misery of others.. all one has to do is examine their policy. as far as 'with other people's money'... i think you really mean 'help people from the collective good of all for the collective good of all'... and please, don't give me any 'socialist bull****'... use your common sense.

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