

The Portland Press Herald reported on the tragic story on Sunday. In 1968, when he was 18, Parkhurst was involved in a hit-and-run, but as the driver.

Fifty years ago, Parkhurst was on the other side of the situation: he killed a young girl in a hit-and-run, and didn’t confess until 2013 when the statute of limitations ran out and he could no longer be prosecuted. Parkhurst’s selfless act cost him his life and saved the lives of others, but local news outlets later revealed the 68-year-old had a dark past. Parkhurst was struck by the driver, and later died from his injuries. (Getty)ĭouglas Parkhurst is being hailed as a hero for pushing children out of the way of a vehicle that had driven onto a baseball field in Sanford, Maine, on Friday.

Douglas Parkhurst died saving children from a motorist who drove onto a baseball field, but he was hiding a dark past.
