It was not an event that I chose to cover, but more so, an event that befell me. It was a cold and damp day, but that hardly mattered. I must have been driving back from work along the Skokie highway. I usually exit at Lake Cook Road. This time, however, I exited too early and got off at Deerfield Road. Upon entering the overpass, I drove west and had the option to continue left on Deerfield Road or turn right onto Berkeley Road. Maybe I was so distraught from my mistake that I was aiming to avoid all things associated with it. As such, I chose to turn right as a possible means of getting back on course. The road descended to street level as if I were still departing the highway. I came upon an intersection where turning right led to a dead end, going straight would be the complete wrong direction, and a U-turn seemed impossible. There also was another road, McCraren, that ran along Berkeley on the left side. It was distinct and didn’t seem connected to any other road, almost coming ...