Complete the conversation with the simple past tense or the past progressive form of the verbs in parentheses. REPORTER: What was the cause of the accident, Officer? OFFIcER: Well, it looks like there were many causes. First of all, when the accident

Complete the conversation with the simple past tense or the past progressive
form of the verbs in parentheses.
REPORTER: What was the cause of the accident, Officer?
OFFIcER: Well, it looks like there were many causes. First of all, when the accident
1.occurred (occur)
,the driver was 2.driving (drive)
- much too fast. The driver
is a suspect in a burglary, and she 3._(leave)
town. While she 4._(drive), she
5._(speak)
When she
6._(see)
to someone on her car phone.
the pedestrian, she immediately
7._(step)
on the brakes, but it was too late. The victim wasn't paying attention, either.
First of all, he didn't wait for the traffic light to change. He 8._(cross)
against a red light when the car
9._(hit)
him. He
10. (not see)
the approaching car because he 11.
_ (talk)to his friend. The friend
wasn't paying attention, either. He
an ice cream cone while
he
13._ (cross)the street. When he
14._(notice)
the car; he 15_(try)
to push his friend out of the way, but it was too late.
REPORTER: How is the victim doing?
OFFICER: Well, when the ambulance 16._(arrive)
he 17._(bleed)
from a
head wound, but the doctors stopped the bleeding and they think he'll be OK.