A 74-year-old woman crashed into a convenient store yesterday evening in Norwalk in Los Angeles County.
According to Los Angeles Sheriff Lt. Jenny Han, Lynn Rice of Norwalk drove her 1988 Cadillac into Joe’s Food Mart and Video in Norwalk. No one was injured.
The store’s owner Joe Awada explains that after the car plowed halfway through the store, Rice got out of the car and walked over to the cooler to purchase a six-pack of Budwiser beer.
“I don’t know how she managed to walk,” explaind Awada. He added that the cashier refused to sell her the beer and called the police instead.
Rice was taken to a hospital for an examination, because she had a previous medical condition. Rice was also arrested for investigation of misdemeanor driving under the influence and was later released on a $15,000 bail, said authorities.
From your lead, I can't tell if the woman just fell into the store ... or if she crashed her car into the convenience store. Be specific.
ReplyDeleteAlso, a car hitting a store isn't that newsworthy. What makes this story newsworthy is that "novelty" news value. It's really unusual for someone to drive through a store window and then get out and try to buy some beer. So that information needs to be in your lead.
* The store’s owner, Joe Awada, explained
* Budweiser
The rest of it works well.
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