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. >> when you heard this last night what was your reaction? >> i was crying and shocked. >> reporter: carla shafer is the director of the streets of hope, a shelter that bounces around from church to church while it looks for a permanent building. it was going to settle last night before neighbors complained and since then it ended up here along a busy road and with a challenging distance to the closest bus stop. while this accident was incredibly unforce nate it may not have been avoidable, the driver was drunk, the police say twice the legal limit but norton was walking down this road from the bus stop on the way to the homeless shelter and you can see there is very little if any room to walk. >> he was very well loved and all of the men were upset when they heard and one was crying inconsolable as well as the staff. >> reporter: norton will be missed if not by his friends