Man stops his car to help ducks cross the street, receives Darwin Award

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A California father died after being struck by a car Thursday night while helping a family of ducks cross a busy road, witnesses said.

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He got out of the car and was shooing the ducks and everyone was clapping because he was being really nice,” William said.

The young boy took photos of the man, who has not been identified, with his cellphone as he and the ducks crossed in front of his mother’s car.

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After the ducks made it safely to the other side of the road, William said, onlookers in their cars applauded the good Samaritan’s actions.

“My mom rolled down the window and said, ‘Good job, good job,’ and I said, ‘Good job’ to him too.”

Right after that, William said, the man was struck by a car that seemingly came out of nowhere.

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“I didn’t see the car actually hit him. All I remember is the sound and then him flying across the intersection,” he said.

“His shoes and one of his socks were right in front of our car.”

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After the accident, William’s mother got out of her car and comforted the man’s children, who were sitting in their own car and witnessed the crash.

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