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Summer Reading Assignment - Part II - Hannah Hermann
Summer Reading Assignment - Part II - Hannah Hermann
Summer Reading Assignment - Part II - Hannah Hermann
Tattler
Vol.1No.1SanLuis,California2
SimpleParty
FunTurned
Fatal
Written:March15,
2007
By:HannahHermann
Lastweekend,a
seeminglyharmless
party,hostedbya
highschoolstudent,
resultedinthe
deathofoneand
injuryofanother.
Heavystormsthe
previousdayleft
thegroundtwo
blocksfrom
CottonwoodSt.
moreslipperythan
theusualSaturday
night.These
conditionsproved
dangerousfortwo
motorists.
Onedriver,an
oldermale,
currentlyunnamed,
wassaidtobe
drivinga
toothbrushtohis
granddaughterthat
hadbeenleftathis
hometheprevious
day,accordingto
hisspouse.Ashe
turnedacornerhe
wasmetwitha
shockingforce,
anothercar.
Theyoung
boysfuneral
washeldatthe
parkaroundthe
cornerfromthe
accidentscene,
andalthoughit
wasabeautiful
ceremony,
manyattendees
were
questioning
policepay
respectsatthe
eventtofind
whoeverhitthe
Thedriveroftheopposingvehiclewasapizza signthat
deliveryboyofonly19andarecentgraduate causedthis
atSanLuisHighSchool.The19yearwas
death.
reportedtobedeliveringapizzatothepartyon
Cottonwood.Assoonasthecarscollided,
theywentupinflames,luckilytherewasa
bystandertohelptheoldermaleoutofthe
infernobutunfortunatelytheboydidnot
survivethefirethatconsumedthecars.
Thereweretwocallsintothepolicestation
thatnight,onetoreportthecrash,andoneto
reportafallenstopsign,bothreportedby
minorsattendingtheparty.Thepolicehave
probablecausetobelievethemissingstopsign
andtheroadconditionswerethecauseofthis
accident,butthepolicearepuzzledbyhowthe
signallegedlyfellover.Theycametothe
sceneoftheaccidentandthesignhadstreak
marksfromacartire,whichcouldhavebeen
causedbyoneofthevehiclesinvolvedinthe
accident,however,thecarswerefoundonthe
oppositesideofthestreetandneitherhad
crossedovertheyellowline.Thisleaves
policetobelievethatthesignwashitbefore
theincident.
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