Tuesday, September 17, 2013

News Notes


  • Style: The Inverted Pyramid
  • part 1 (top) lead: who what when where why how
  • body (middle): helpful information, not critical information, factual
  • most important info at top, least at bottom
  • part 3 (bottom): nice information, but may not get printed

Rodger Clementine, 13, and John Jacob Jingleheimer-Smith 91, with his wife Melba, 67, were in a head on collision at 4:45 p.m. on First Street and Slaughter lane when Clementine was driving without a license, speeding and driving in the wrong lane, Smith was going 10 lies per hour in the far eastbound lane of Slaughter heading east, and Clementine was going 60 miles per hour, traveling west in the far eastbound lane of Slaughter.
Clementine was taken by ambulance to University Medical Center Brackenridge, Smith and Melba were taken to the hospital, Smith had a head injury and was in serious condition but Melba just had a bloody nose and was treated then released.
Smith was driving with his wife in the passengers seat, a 1989 Yugo Firebelher, which was a total loss, and Clemintine's car was a 1948 Studebaker that was his uncles, which suffered a crumpled fender.

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