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:

06 - Wyview Crossing

For this project, we had to come up with a story, choose an angle, shoot our interviews, B-roll, and stand-up, write a script, record voice-overs and edit the package. So, it was a story start to finish. Professor Walz turned this final project into a merit-based grade, where only those that were good enough to be shown on “BYU Daily News” would receive full credit. Luckily, I made the final cut, and ended up with an A in the class.

I never use this crosswalk. I don't trust it.

Mark Reports, You Decide