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Tuesday March 20, 2007 | Lazy Online Reporting - Again | Life |
I think I'm going to get a job as an editor in my next life. Read this story and and tell me what's wrong with it. BTW, it's a very sad story and I'm not making fun of it or the people involved. My beef is with the reporter who screwed up the story.
SAN FRANCISCO -- A man is dead after witnesses said a driver tried to run him over twice, then left the scene, NBC11's Christien Kafton reported.
The incident happened at about 2 a.m. Tuesday in San Francisco at 16th and Valencia streets.
Witnesses told police 24-year-old Randall Gross of San Francisco was crossing the street, and began arguing with the driver of a red Toyota, Hamilton Diaz.
Gross allegedly punched the driver's windshield several times, NBC11's Bob Redell reported.
Police said that Diaz, 25, aimed his car at Gross, missed him, then made a U-turn and struck him on the second pass.
Gross laid motionless on the sidewalk while rescuers tried for several minutes to revive him and while friends stood by, shouting words of support. But Gross was later pronounced dead, Kafton reported.
Police said they caught up with Diaz a few blocks away.
"It's being handled by homicide because this act was deemed to be intentional, not an accident. So the suspect is facing a series of serious felonies, including murder," said Sgt. Neville Gittens of the SFPD.
Gross was also charged with a parole violation, according to Gittens.
The incident happened at about 2 a.m. Tuesday in San Francisco at 16th and Valencia streets.
Witnesses told police 24-year-old Randall Gross of San Francisco was crossing the street, and began arguing with the driver of a red Toyota, Hamilton Diaz.
Gross allegedly punched the driver's windshield several times, NBC11's Bob Redell reported.
Police said that Diaz, 25, aimed his car at Gross, missed him, then made a U-turn and struck him on the second pass.
Gross laid motionless on the sidewalk while rescuers tried for several minutes to revive him and while friends stood by, shouting words of support. But Gross was later pronounced dead, Kafton reported.
Police said they caught up with Diaz a few blocks away.
"It's being handled by homicide because this act was deemed to be intentional, not an accident. So the suspect is facing a series of serious felonies, including murder," said Sgt. Neville Gittens of the SFPD.
Gross was also charged with a parole violation, according to Gittens.
So, Encyclopedia Brown, did you catch the mistake? Either the reporter got the name wrong in the last sentence or Sgt. Gittens is charging a dead man with a parole violation.
Tags: news faulty reporting
Tags: faulty news reporting
March 20, 2007 08:37 PM PDT Permalink | Comments [2] |
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There is another possible typo. Two NBC11 reporters are cited in the story. Do you really think it took two reporters to cover this?
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