Woman Says Stranger Who Died In Crash After Paying For Her Groceries, Told Her To 'Pay It Forward'

SAN DIEGO (AP) - A San Diego woman is working to honor a stranger's memory after he died hours after paying for her groceries and asking her to "pay it forward."

KNSD-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1Prk0aK ) that 28-year-old Matthew Jackson, of Oceanside, was killed in a crash on Nov. 11, the same day he met Jamie-Lynne Knighten.

Knighten was ahead of Jackson at a grocery cash register with her crying infant when her card was declined. Jackson offered to foot the more than $200 bill asking that she help someone else in return.

Knighten called his employer to praise Jackson, only to find he had died. She says she is working to further honor the man's legacy and is encouraging others to pay it forward.