Death Marks the Spot essays

Death Marks the Spot essays The title of the article I chose was Death Marks the Spot. The title of the periodical was the Phoenix Magazine and the date for the periodical was October 2001. The article interested me because I wanted to know why Arizona has a reputation as one of the most deadly places in the country for motorist is well deserved, why Arizona has set a state record with 1,036 fatalities doing with car accidents. This article starts out with a story about Jennafer Cox. The story start out with Jennafer Cox having a fight with her sister Carrie. They were arguing and after arguing Carrie tells Jennafer that she hates her and wishes she was dead. Jennafer looks at her and says no she doesn't. They end up hugging and making up. Somewhere else a women name Leticia Alvarado is at a bar drinking and watching the Suns game. She decides to go home and on her way she goes through a red light and plows into Jennafer and her sister and her boyfriend. She ends up being airlifted to a hospital and sh e has a liver that has been ripped in two. This story tells us how Arizona is the worst state known for its accidents because of the careless drivers out there. In all, between 1995 and 1998, the Valley car crashes claimed about 2,099 people lives, averaging more than one a day. Most of the people that cause the fatal accidents are people that are unlicenced or illegally licensed drivers. That means that people that have licenses suspended or revoke or anything else are still in the streets driving around. That is very bad since most of them are causing accidents. Also, victims are likely to be killed in areas zoned 35 mph and below as they are in those posted 55 mph and above. Sometimes there are common distractions like billboards, glares, strokes, heart attacks, debris on the road, falling cargo, improper towing, and flat tires. The other common reason is that people are driving too fast. Driving to fast is contributing cause in nearly three of te...