NEWS WRITING

DIRECTION: Below are different versions of a story for a piece of news. On a separate sheet of paper, construct a 7 9 paragraph news story based on the following interviews:

From a policeman: The red car was speeding from Recto Avenue to Dagupan Street when a cargo truck from Dagupan Streer swerved left. The owner of the car obviously did not notice the oncoming truck. So, it did not slow down. It was the truck drivers fault but he said he lost his brake and could not do anything but went left to avoid hitting a pedestrian. The man in the car was severely injured but his companion, an old lady, died on the spot. Identified through his ID card, he was Randal Benitez, 25 years old, of Retiro, La Loma Quezon City and the old lady, Crisanta Benitez, 55 years old, was his mother. From a pedestrian: I just saw the red car coming from Recto and a big truck going to its direction. Suddenly I heard a loud bang and I saw blood on the side-mirror of the car. The man was brought to Cabiao General Hospital but the old woman died. From a street vendor: I have been here since nine oclock this morning. A few minutes later, I saw the red car hitting the big truck. The woman in front covered her face with her bag. When the policeman opened the car, she was already dead. But the man was still alive although the front side of the car was crumpled like a piece of paper. From another policeman: A cargo truck should not be around the busy streets from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The driver is now charged of violating the law on trucks carrying heavy cargoes. Negligence and reckless driving resulting to serious injury and death are also filed against him.