Thursday, January 28, 2010

Story #1

Fire chief Tony Sullivan of Blaine described Interstate 790 as a "war zone" this morning as two people were killed and 20 others injured after two tractor trailers collided causing a devastating pile-up. The 2 trailers traveling north bound collided around 6:45 a.m. shutting down the north and south bound lanes entirely. One of the four trailers involved was carrying diesel fuel and "luckily," said Sgt. Albert Wei managed to stay upright. Fire fighters had to cut off the roofs of several cars in order to save those trapped inside. Sullivan stated that of the 20 people injured, four sustained life-threatening injuries, and two were airlifted to Memorial Hospital in Statesville via "Life Flight." Sullivan said that in the 18 years he's been fire chief, he'd never seen anything this tragic. As of 10 a.m. Interstate 790 was still shut down in both directions and traffic was being detoured through Interstate 690. Wei said he has no time-table for when the Interstate will re-open.
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6 comments:

  1. JoeJanuary 28, 2010 at 4:02 PM

    I really enjoyed reading your take on the information. It was entertaining to read and as far as I know your lead was good.

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  2. Josh GloeJanuary 28, 2010 at 6:58 PM

    Good lead. I waited to include the quote from Sullivan until later, but it is a prime quote for a lead. Well done.

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  3. BrittanyJanuary 28, 2010 at 8:01 PM

    I liked how everything fit together in your story, everything was so smooth and easy to follow. I see this comes easy to you!

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  4. Alyssa PetersonJanuary 28, 2010 at 8:12 PM

    You're really great at taking all the information and putting it into something like this! I always have a lot of trouble saying too much in my news stories. You were clear and went straight to the point. I loved it!

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  5. Kirsten EllisonJanuary 28, 2010 at 9:00 PM

    Great lead. Your story really flowed nice and was really easy to follow. I really enjoyed reading it!

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  6. Rachel KempenJanuary 28, 2010 at 9:01 PM

    That was a great quote to bring right into the start of your story. It helped catch my attention and made me want to read more. Throughout your article, I kept getting hooked back in. The information flowed well. I also like how you closed the article. It wrapped things up nicely.

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