BLUE SPRINGS – Kansas City Royals General Manager Dayton Moore allegedly struck a pedestrian in a crosswalk today, causing non-life threatening injuries. The victim, Roger Williams, 24, was treated at an area hospital and released.
Witnesses say Moore’s BMW rolled up to a red light, but didn’t immediately stop, striking Williams and knocking him to the ground. With those close rushing to the victim’s aid, Moore jumped out of his car, pointing to the crosswalk as the culprit.
“I thought it was weird that the first thing the driver did was get out of his car and blame the crosswalk,” said Alice Yager, who was walking her dog nearby when the accident occurred. “He kept yelling that he’d already driven two miles without hitting anyone, so it couldn’t be his fault and that the crosswalk was too wide. It didn’t really make any sense.”
Moore visited the victim at the hospital, offering his well wishes and telling Williams that he’s much less likely to be struck by a car in the future.
“He told me that if I would ‘trust the process’, this won’t happen again, and I’ll be a much more successful walker,” says Williams. “He kept saying that again and again. ‘Trust the process guy. Trust the process.’ I’ll be honest, I didn’t really know what that meant, but I was so confused when he finished, I just smiled and said thank you. I think he’s just trying not to get sued.”
Moore, who has overseen the Kansas City Royals the last three years, assured fans and citizens that his driving record is impeccable, but that BMW and the lack of funding by Blue Springs allowed the accident to occur.
“There’s a process to driving, and walking without getting hit. You’ve got to trust that process,” Moore said. “Without that process, there are no results. Only by trusting the process can we find success, and success comes through trusting the process we’ve put in place. Also, I’m pretty sure that guy couldn’t turn a 3-6-3 double play to save his life.”
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