story: It was his fault that she had died. He'd been drinking away the humiliation of his day at work. He ignored his common sense and the law as he got into his car. He'd run her over so badly, pieces of her were stuck in the grille. The judge didn't throw the book at him so much as smash him with it.
 selected sentence: He ignored his common sense and the law as he got into his car.
He gets into his car >Causes/Enables> He runs her over