Good Samaritan pulls over to help motorist, gets car stolen

CHICAGO - A Good Samaritan who tried to help another driver after a crash in Yorkville, Ill. got more than he bargained for, reports CBS Chicago.

Jack Taxis stopped to help a distressed driver early Wednesday on his way to work.

"The gentleman wasn't talking. He was making noises... He was walking," Taxis told the station.

Taxis called 911. When police arrived, he says, the man's "disposition totally changed."

Police say the man lunged at an officer's gun and the officers tased him, reports the station. Then, the man allegedly took off in Taxis' car.

"I was hollering, 'That's my vehicle get him out of my vehicle,'" Taxis told the station. "There was a big flash in the sky, I knew that was a transformer. He rolled the car multiple times. I was upset that was my baby."

The man was initially listed in serious to critical condition and the crash knocked out power for four hours in the area.

Still, Taxis told CBS Chicago he hopes the man recovers and says despite having his newly paid-off car wrecked, he would do it again.

"If something happened to me, I'd hope someone would help me," he told the station.

The whole not-so-excellent adventure unfolded as Taxis was on the way to his hospital job as a nurse.