Donald’s Grief and the Collision

The Sun is Also a Star

Donald’s unresolved grief and drinking cause the car collision that injures Jeremy and unexpectedly alters several lives.

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A Daughter Lost A Daughter Lost from "The Sun is Also a Star". Grief Takes Hold A Fatal Accident Donald’s daughter is killed by a driver who was texting.

Grief Takes Hold A Fatal Accident Donald’s daughter is killed by a driver who was texting. Life Contracts The loss damages his marriage, sleep, appetite, and ability to remain sober.

Numbers Without Comfort Numbers Without Comfort from "The Sun is Also a Star". An Actuary’s Habit Pricing Loss Donald once used actuarial tables to assign financial value to unexpected deaths and accidents.

Numbers Without Comfort from "The Sun is Also a Star". An Actuary’s Habit Pricing Loss Donald once used actuarial tables to assign financial value to unexpected deaths and accidents.

An Actuary’s Habit Pricing Loss Donald once used actuarial tables to assign financial value to unexpected deaths and accidents. Meaningless Calculation After his daughter dies, no number can measure the loss or restore the future he imagined.

Natasha in the Crosswalk Natasha in the Crosswalk from "The Sun is Also a Star". Another Near Tragedy The Red Light Run Driving while distressed, Donald nearly strikes Natasha as she crosses the street.

Natasha in the Crosswalk from "The Sun is Also a Star". Another Near Tragedy The Red Light Run Driving while distressed, Donald nearly strikes Natasha as she crosses the street.

Another Near Tragedy The Red Light Run Driving while distressed, Donald nearly strikes Natasha as she crosses the street. Daniel Intervenes Daniel pulls her backward, preventing the collision from becoming another death in Donald’s life.

Jeremy Is Struck Jeremy Is Struck from "The Sun is Also a Star". The Collision Continues A Lawyer Hit Donald’s car hits Jeremy Fitzgerald at low speed, leaving him bruised but alive.

Jeremy Is Struck from "The Sun is Also a Star". The Collision Continues A Lawyer Hit Donald’s car hits Jeremy Fitzgerald at low speed, leaving him bruised but alive.

The Collision Continues A Lawyer Hit Donald’s car hits Jeremy Fitzgerald at low speed, leaving him bruised but alive. A Day Redirected The accident occupies Jeremy and becomes part of the chain that prevents him from seeing the judge.

An Unwanted Lesson An Unwanted Lesson from "The Sun is Also a Star". Futures Can Vanish A Realization Donald understands that a future can be destroyed in a moment and that no price can make loss acceptable.

An Unwanted Lesson from "The Sun is Also a Star". Futures Can Vanish A Realization Donald understands that a future can be destroyed in a moment and that no price can make loss acceptable.

Futures Can Vanish A Realization Donald understands that a future can be destroyed in a moment and that no price can make loss acceptable. Consequences Beyond Him His grief-driven driving affects Natasha and Jeremy, linking private pain to public consequences.

two years before the day Natasha is nearly hit

the years following his daughter’s death

midmorning, outside a Manhattan record store

about an hour before Natasha arrives at Fitzgerald’s office

after the two collisions, as Donald remains in his car