Tragedy Strikes at the "Wyview Crossing"

I am sure that many of you are not aware, but last night, tragedy struck at the crosswalk between Wyview Park and BYU campus (across University Ave.) in Provo.

I still have not heard many details, but what I know at the moment is that one or more BYU students were hit by a 66 year-old Park City man while they were crossing the street.  Emergency personnel (including 3 Police Cruisers and 3 Ambulances, according to witnesses) responded to the scene.  A 24 year-old woman was taken to the hospital, where she died of her injuries.

While I am saddened by the event, I am more than a little frustrated that nothing has been done before.  After all, even a novice reporter like me saw the danger in that crosswalk almost a year ago as a student in an Intro. to Broadcast Journalism class.

You can read about it online - Salt Lake Tribune Article, 08 Jan 2008

I have already posted this video, but I'm posting it again for reference:

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01 - Rainforest

This clip came from my Comms. 275 class, "Intro. to Broadcast Journalism." It is the first video I ever edited. If you like the rainforest, enjoy this public service announcement, care of yours truly.

For this assignment, we were given 2 continuous audio tracks (one of music and one of speech) as well as a number of B-roll clips. We had to pair the clips with the audio in a way that we thought best told the story.

If we don't save the rainforest, what will happen?

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