that's the headline but as abc2news brian dugler explains there's much more to the story. >> when a man has nothing, even if he is homeless and lives in a van and has nothing, he will always have his dog. it is 74-year-old william said he was not going to the hospital for his heart condition unless his dog was cared for. the medics took norton's dog taco to the eastern animal hospital which offered to care and board the 10-year-old chihuahua until norton got out of the hospital and the two nearly spending the time apart. >> the owner called from bay view to make sure taco was okay and very worried about him and we reassured him each time. >> reporter: the dog and owner will never see each other again, norton was released from the hospital and attempted to check into the homeless shelter located in the united methodist church and it would be one night and the next day he would get his dog but last night while walking from the bus stop police say 26-year-old mario renta driving drunk struck and killed the 74-year-old. ran over once by renta and then again by the vehicle behind him. >> whe