I knew the headline from the fatal luxury motor home crash would be short-lived, something like: RV loses brakes on mountain. One dead.

I stuck a note inside my “when-I-have-time” file as a reminder to pursue the story later. Within two days, the accident fell off the local news media’s radar.

Chris Halsne is an investigative reporter with KIRO-Seattle. He can be reached at CHalsne@kirotv.com.