Top News Story 2: 19-year old Boy Runs Neighbor Over

San Jose Woman run over by a neighbor called a community hero

I found this tragic event posted on the Mercury news online site. First of all, the title of the article is very misleading. As I read the story I realized that the victim of the incident was called a community hero, but the title makes it sound like the person that ran her over is the hero. So, of course I was very interested to read about this so called hero’s violent act. Most people would be quite intrigued by the downfall of a good person; they would read this story.
The story happens to be a bad ending to a very common situation. I’m sure most of us know a reckless teenager that illegally drives because parents don’t keep a close enough eye on the teen. With this specific teen, he ran over and killed his neighbor; horrifically ending her life and causing pain to his and her family.
Besides the obvious misinterpretation , this story is newsworthy because of the impact is has on the community. A good woman had been struck and killed by her 19-year old neighbor who did not even have a driver’s license. This is also bizarre that an illegal driver committed the crime. This happened less than a month ago, so the timeliness is still good.