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hootinholler

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19. Because the OP said so.

Reply to Enrique (Reply #3)

Fri Jun 21, 2013, 04:11 PM

Jun 2013

Personally, I have no idea if the dude was prone to running red lights at high speeds, or if something spooked him. The fact is that bad things happen to good reporters.

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