Source # 3

Source # 3- Drunk Driving Crash Shattered Teen’s Life

Summary-

            This article was a news story from ABC’s online news database. It was the heart-wrenching story of teenage best friends who made the decision to go out to a club and get intoxicated then drive home. Jessica Randall was behind the wheel of the car with her best friend Laura Gorman in the passenger seat as they headed back to Laura’s dorm which was 40 minutes from the club, with a mile left of the drive, “it happened, the car drove off Interstate 275 and down a hill, crashing into a broad tree. Both were wearing seatbelts”(Goldberg 2). This isn’t the quote I used but its an eerie one. Jessica was freed from the car using the EMS’s jaws of life and rushed to the hospital, Laura was dead on scene, Jessica now lives with the haunting pain of knowing she killed her best friend. She now speaks publicly of this event to help young people understand that its never a good idea to drink and drive, because she knows first hand.

Evaluation-

            I really enjoyed this news article, as most from ABC it was well written and conveyed nicely even through the internet and it really puts things into perspective for those who don’t fully understand the ramifications of drinking and driving. They are sure to mention and make very good point of the fact that Jessica is now a spokesperson against this foolish act. The story does a good job of following the events truly and providing enough information for the reader to really piece the story together. It was a little sad at points but it delivered a great story.

Source-

Goldberg, Alan B. "Drunken Driving Crash Shattered Teen's Life." ABC News. ABC

News Network, 02 June 2009. Web. 27 Feb. 2012.