This is why I always say never help anybody. Derrick Deanda from Elk Grove, California was in his car last month when he saw a van swerve off the road and roll over. He immediately stopped to help.

It's a good thing he did, because a guy and his three kids were trapped inside. Derrick broke a window and helped pull them out safely before the paramedics showed up.

Now, a few weeks later, Derrick got his reward: a $143 bill from the city.

It turns out that when Derrick broke the window on the van, he got a small cut on his hand. One of the paramedics took a quick look at it so, BOOM, $143.

Derrick says he's shocked they charged him for helping save the family. "I mean, why would I want to stop to help somebody if I'm going to get a bill?"

Read more at CBS 13.

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