Whether Paul Pelton is a Good Samaritan is beside the point.

The 41-year-old Ohio man was charged Wednesday in connection to him going inside a vehicle in the immediate aftermath of a car crash to film the two teen victims before one of them died in the grisly mishap. All the while, Good Samaritans were struggling to rescue the boys as the car caught fire.

It's not unlawful to film a crime scene with a mobile phone. And it's not illegal to try to sell the footage of a heinous crime scene, which police suggest was Pelton's motive. But it is illegal to trespass on a crime scene, the Lorain Police Department said.

According to the police report:

In the video, the male makes comments that the boys were "Idiots," and holds his cell phone so that he can film these two boys who were in medical crisis. The male then opens the back door of this vehicle and leans in to continue capturing video. He walks around to the driver’s side and video tapes the driver, and then returns to the door that he opened and continues to capture video of these boys and the interior of the vehicle. At no time does the male render assistance to the victims, or even attempt to comfort them. After emergency responders arrive, the 17-year-old passenger, Cameron Friend, is taken to an area hospital where he unfortunately died from his injuries.

Detective Buddy Sivert said Pelton, who posted the footage to Facebook, was charged with vehicular trespassing.

"We searched to try to find anything to charge him with," he said.

Pelton was released after posting bond Wednesday and faces a maximum 30 days in jail and a $250 fine if convicted.

"I just wanted to educate people to slow down,” Pelton told ABC 5 in Cleveland. “I didn’t do that to have some type of gore video."

According to police reports, 17-year-old Zachary Goodin lost control of the vehicle he was driving. The car careened over railroad tracks, slammed into another vehicle, a house and a tree.

Police said Pelton went to the driver side and kept the camera running even as the vehicle caught fire. Neighbors pulled out the unconscious boy as Pelton continued filming. The unconscious passenger, Cameron Friend, 17, later died at a local hospital. Goodin's condition was not released.