Dragged Pedestrian is Dead

City Room

Pedestrian Is Struck, Then Dragged 17 Miles

By AL BAKER and KAREN ZRAICK 26 minutes ago

A pedestrian was hit by an S.U.V. in Queens, then struck by a van and dragged into Brooklyn. He is dead.

This tragic story appeared in yesterday's New York Times. The second sentence hit me as rather Hemmingway-esque. The pedestrian was dragged 17 miles. Is anyone surprised he is dead? If the poor soul survived, the Times would have a man-bites-dog story.