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BMW Driver Charged Months After Motorcyclist Killed In Wrong-Way Virginia Crash: Police BMW Driver Charged Months After Motorcyclist Killed In Wrong-Way Virginia Crash: Police
BMW Driver Charged Months After Motorcyclist Killed In Wrong-Way Virginia Crash: Police Months after a 32-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a hit-and-run crash, a BMW driver has been arrested, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Michael Burghardt has been charged with manslaughter and felony hit-and-run in connection to the fatal incident that that claimed the life of Woodbridge resident Cornell Parish III in May. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called shortly after 5:15 a.m. on May 12, where there was a report of a crash involving a motorcyclist who was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. Investigators say that detective…

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by Zak Failla
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'Suspicious Death' Of Reston Man Found On I-395 In Alexandria Under Investigation: State Police 'Suspicious Death' Of Reston Man Found On I-395 In Alexandria Under Investigation: State Police
'Suspicious Death' Of Reston Man Found On I-395 In Alexandria Under Investigation: State Police A 66-year-old man found in a BMW on the side of the road in Virginia died "from a severe injury," at an area hospital, according to the Office of the Medical Examiner following an autopsy. An alert was issued by Virginia State Police on Monday morning as they seek the public's assistance amid an investigation into a suspicious death in Alexandria. According to police, at around 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 8, state police troopers were called to investigate a medical emergency involving a silver 2005 BMW sedan stopped on the right, northbound shoulder of I-395 near Seminary Road. Upon …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Dancing BMW Driver Hanging Out Of Sunroof Busted For Second DUI In North Stafford, Sheriff Says Dancing BMW Driver Hanging Out Of Sunroof Busted For Second DUI In North Stafford, Sheriff Says
Dancing BMW Driver Hanging Out Of Sunroof Busted For Second DUI In North Stafford, Sheriff Says A 26-year-old man having a dance party in a BMW made it easy for deputies from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office to realize he was under the influence on Thursday afternoon, officials say. Stafford resident Nelson Sanchez Hernandez is facing his second DUI offense in five years after he was spotted dancing through an open sunroof of a BMW SUV on Courthouse Road near Dent Road in North Stafford. The incident began shortly before 2:15 p.m. on July 18, when the deputy saw Sanchez Hernandez and his passenger dancing in the streets. During the subsequent traffic stop, deputies say that&…

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by Zak Failla
News
DUI Driver Who Intentionally Struck Motorcycle, Pick-Up Arrested In Virginia: Stafford Sheriff DUI Driver Who Intentionally Struck Motorcycle, Pick-Up Arrested In Virginia: Stafford Sheriff
DUI Driver Who Intentionally Struck Motorcycle, Pick-Up Arrested In Virginia: Stafford Sheriff A DUI driver from South Carolina is behind bars in Virginia after intentionally setting off a series of crashes on Richmond Highway overnight, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Rome Washington, 40, of Columbia, is facing a host of charges that include attempted murder after striking a BMW motorcyclist from behind on Monday night in a Subaru SUV without provocation on Richmond Highway. The motorcyclist - who suffered non-life-threatening injuries - was sent onto the hood of the SUV before being thrown to the pavement while Washington continued south down the highway. Invest…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woodbridge Motorcyclist, 32, Killed In Fairfax County Crash Woodbridge Motorcyclist, 32, Killed In Fairfax County Crash
Woodbridge Motorcyclist, 32, Killed In Fairfax County Crash A 32-year-old motorcycle was killed in a Fairfax County crash over the weekend, police said. Cornell Parish III, of Woodbridge, crashed on Rolling Road near Delong Drive in Newington while riding his 2003 Honda 1300 just before 5:20 a.m. Sunday, May 12, county police said. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Detectives believe that a BMW sedan may have been involved in the crash based on evidence found at the scene. Detectives are actively investigating the crash’s circumstances and if speed or alcohol were factors. Detectives would like to speak to anyone who may ha…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Mask-Wearing Carjacker With An Eye For BMWs In DMV Region Gets 10 Years In Prison: Feds Mask-Wearing Carjacker With An Eye For BMWs In DMV Region Gets 10 Years In Prison: Feds
Mask-Wearing Carjacker With An Eye For BMWs In DMV Region Gets 10 Years In Prison: Feds A carjacker from Maryland who targeted high-end vehicles throughout the DMV region will spend years in prison for a series of incidents, federal authorities announced. Hagerstown native Carlos Guardado-Eagle, 22, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for a series of armed carjackings and an attempt that was thwarted back in 2022. According to his guilty plea, between May 15, 2022, and June 1, 2022, Guardado-Eagle and a second suspect carjacked four victims at gunpoint - all BMWs - and attempted a fifth, though the victim would not surrender…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
1 Dead, 2 Seriously Hurt In Fairfax County Crash: Police 1 Dead, 2 Seriously Hurt In Fairfax County Crash: Police
1 Dead, 2 Seriously Hurt In Fairfax County Crash: Police A 72-year-old woman was killed in a weekend crash in Fairfax County, police said. The driver of a 2006 Lexus RX330I attempted a left turn from Bradfield Drive onto westbound Braddock Road in Annandale, around 9:40 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, Fairfax County police said. The driver of the Lexus turned in front of the driver of a 2024 BMW X6 who was traveling eastbound on Braddock Road, resulting in the crash.   The Lexus had five occupants and BMW had two occupants. All were taken to the hospital. Three had injuries considered to be life-threatening. One of the Lexus passengers, Yun Hu, …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Child Shot In Fairfax County (BREAKING) Child Shot In Fairfax County (BREAKING)
Child Shot In Fairfax County (Breaking) A child was shot Tuesday, Oct. 24 in Fairfax County, police said. It happened on the 4600 block of North Chambliss Street in Lincolnia around 4:30 p.m.  The victim was shot in the lower body and was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening. Multiple suspects left in a white BMW.  Want breaking news in the DMV as it happens, or want to contribute? Join the DMV All Incidents Facebook group.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Speed, Alcohol Factors In Culpeper County Mass Casualty Crash That Killed Twin: VSP Speed, Alcohol Factors In Culpeper County Mass Casualty Crash That Killed Twin: VSP
Speed, Alcohol Factors In Culpeper County Mass Casualty Crash That Killed Twin: VSP Speed and alcohol are believed to have been factors in a five-car crash that killed one person and left several others injured in Culpeper County Wednesday, Oct. 4, police said. Police identified the victim who died as Diane Mederos, 61, of Amissville. She was mourned on Facebook by her twin sister. This is my selfish, whiny post. I lost my twin sister, Diane Mederos on Wednesday night. She was my other half. She... Posted by Desiree Sedgwick on Friday, October 6, 2023 VSP said Mederos was stopped at a light in a BMW X3 at Lee Highway and Rixeyville Road — at Clevengers Corner — aro…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Driver Rams Car Carrying Infant In Attempt To Hurt His Own Passenger On I-95 In FXB: Police Driver Rams Car Carrying Infant In Attempt To Hurt His Own Passenger On I-95 In FXB: Police
Driver Rams Car Carrying Infant In Attempt To Hurt His Own Passenger On I-95 In FXB: Police A Maryland man is facing multiple charges after intentionally ramming another vehicle on Interstate 95 in Virginia and then fleeing the scene on foot over the weekend, authorities said. Marlon S. Bryan, 42, of Glenn Dale,  was heading south in a BMW SUV on the highway in Fredericksburg when he purposefully rear-ended a 2011 Cadillac SUV carrying a 62-year-old male of Philadelphia, PA, a 22-year-old woman, and a 2-month-old baby girl on Saturday, Sept. 16 around 11 a.m., Virginia State Police said. The impact caused the BMW to run off the left side roadway into the median, and …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
K9 Tracks Thief Who Plowed Stolen Car Into Fairfax County Home (UPDATE) K9 Tracks Thief Who Plowed Stolen Car Into Fairfax County Home (UPDATE)
K9 Tracks Thief Who Plowed Stolen Car Into Fairfax County Home (Update) A 32-year-old man who plowed a vehicle into an occupied Fairfax County home while fleeing from officers early Thursday, Sept. 7, was tracked down by a police K9, authorities said. Nico Anthony Doublet was being held without bond on charges of Trespassing, Auto Theft, and Hit and Run, county police said. It happened just before dawn in the area of Cumbria Valley Drive and Derwent Valley Court in Lorton.Fairfax County PD Officers initially responded to reports of a man entering cars on the 9300 block of Cumbria Valley Drive in Lorton around 4:40 a.m. Officers parked their cruisers and app…

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by Cecilia Levine
Traffic
BMW Driver Without Seatbelt Killed By Aggressive Driver In Virginia, Police Say BMW Driver Without Seatbelt Killed By Aggressive Driver In Virginia, Police Say
BMW Driver Without Seatbelt Killed By Aggressive Driver In Virginia, Police Say An aggressive driver led to the death of a Woodbridge man who was killed driving a BMW in Prince William County overnight. Police say that Jose Bonilla Bonilla, 23, has been identified as the driver of a BMW 535 Series who was struck by a speeding driver attempting to pass a truck, sending him into a tree. Shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 30, Bonilla Bonilla and an 18-year-old man in a Nissan 370 Z were driving on Minnieville Road near the intersection of Hedgewood Drive, when the teen attempted “an aggressive maneuver” to pass a pick-up truck. While attempting to pass, it is bel…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
DWI Driver In Fatal Crash Slapped With Additional Charges: Fairfax PD DWI Driver In Fatal Crash Slapped With Additional Charges: Fairfax PD
DWI Driver In Fatal Crash Slapped With Additional Charges: Fairfax PD A driver charged in a fatal crash in July is facing additional charges, Fairfax County police said. Benjamin Lopez Encinas, 33, of Woodbridge, was initially charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, but as of Monday, Aug. 14, faces  aggravated DWI manslaughter and felony hit and run.  Detectives served Encinas warrants on Sunday, Aug. 13. He's being held without bond. Encinas was in a 2010 BMW when he failed to stop at a stop sign on Columbia Pike in Bailey's Crossroads around 2:15 a.m. on July 8, Fairfax County police said. He struck Luis Fernando Jime…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Drunken Driver Kills Pedestrian, 26, In VA Hit-Run Crash: Police Drunken Driver Kills Pedestrian, 26, In VA Hit-Run Crash: Police
Drunken Driver Kills Pedestrian, 26, In VA Hit-Run Crash: Police Police have released the identities of both the 33-year-old suspect and 26-year-old pedestrian killed in a hit-and-run crash overnight in Fairfax County. Benjamin Lopez Encinas, of Woodbridge, was in a 2010 BMW when he failed to stop at a stop sign on Columbia Pike in Bailey's Crossroads around 2:15 a.m., Fairfax County police said. He struck Luis Fernando Jimenez Rodriguez, a pedestrian, near Lincolnia Road, police said. Mason Police District- Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit continue to investigate a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred at 2:13 a.m. on Columbia Pike and Powe…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
BMW Issues 'Do Not Drive' Warning For Certain Models Due To Potentially Deadly Airbags BMW Issues 'Do Not Drive' Warning For Certain Models Due To Potentially Deadly Airbags
BMW Issues 'Do Not Drive' Warning For Certain Models Due To Potentially Deadly Airbags Some BMW owners are being advised to not drive their vehicles due to potentially dangerous airbags that could pose a safety risk. The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued an alert on Thursday, May 4, advising that BMW has issued a “Do Not Drive” warning that pertains to nearly 100,000 vehicles that were produced between 2000 and 2006. Vehicles included in the new order were already subject to a previous recall for defective Takata air bags, which have caused headaches for automakers for years. According to the NHTSA, the BMW vehicles in question are some of t…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Wild Video Shows Out-Of-Control BMW Narrowly Missing Fairfax County Officer On Traffic Stop Wild Video Shows Out-Of-Control BMW Narrowly Missing Fairfax County Officer On Traffic Stop
Wild Video Shows Out-Of-Control BMW Narrowly Missing Fairfax County Officer On Traffic Stop A fast-moving Fairfax County police officer was able to avoid disaster after nearly being crushed by an out of control BMW that skittered across the roadway while he was conducting a traffic stop in the opposite lanes of traffic, according to authorities. Video shows the 17-year-old's 2018 BMW M3 come careening across opposite lanes of traffic around 11:40 a.m. Monday, May 1. The officer jumps out of the way right in the knick of time, but the BMW slammed the other vehicle pulled over in the traffic stop, and the officer's patrol car. The driver was apparently speeding northbound on the pa…

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by Zak Failla
News
Speeding BMW Driver Killed Crashing Into Parked Car In Southeast DC Speeding BMW Driver Killed Crashing Into Parked Car In Southeast DC
Speeding BMW Driver Killed Crashing Into Parked Car In Southeast DC A 50-year-old man is dead after crashing his BMW into a parked car in Southeast DC. DC Resident William Lamont Walker has been identified as the driver who was killed on Wednesday, April 26 in the 4300 block of Southern Avenue SE, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Police say that shortly before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Walker was driving a BMW 328i northbound on Southern Avenue at a high rate of speed when he rear-ended a Buick Lucerne, which was parked and occupied at the time of the crash. Walker was rushed to an area hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, according to …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Dead Body Dragged By BMW Driver In DC ID'd By Metropolitan Police Dead Body Dragged By BMW Driver In DC ID'd By Metropolitan Police
Dead Body Dragged By BMW Driver In DC ID'd By Metropolitan Police A 63-year-old man was dragged to his death by a BMW driver after being struck in Southwest, DC on Monday night, the Metropolitan Police Department announced. Southeast, DC resident Wayne Brown Savoy has been identified as the pedestrian who was killed on Monday, Feb. 13 in the 2700 block of Martin Luther King Avenue in his hometown neighborhood. The preliminary investigation found that shortly after 8 p.m. on Monday night, a 2006 BMW 650 was traveling south on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue when it struck a pedestrian who was “lying in the southbound lane.” Savoy was dragged by the BMW unt…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Ice Cold: Capitol Police Officers Arrest Serial Armed Carjackers Hiding In Restaurant Freezer Ice Cold: Capitol Police Officers Arrest Serial Armed Carjackers Hiding In Restaurant Freezer
Ice Cold: Capitol Police Officers Arrest Serial Armed Carjackers Hiding In Restaurant Freezer Two BMW-driving teens wanted for multiple carjackings tried to pull a fast one on members of the US Capitol Police as they went through exhaustive measures to hide from officers in DC, authorities announced. Cedae Hardy, and Landrell Jones, both 18, are facing charges after they were busted by investigators as they attempted to hide inside an outdoor freezer following a police pursuit in the area. At approximately 11:45 p.m., a police spokesperson says that an officer on patrol in the 100 block of E Street, NW, spotted a white BMW that was believed to be connected to multiple armed carjack…

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by Zak Failla
News
Not So Happy Hour: Secret Service Agents Nab Pair During DC Dinner Near White House: Report Not So Happy Hour: Secret Service Agents Nab Pair During DC Dinner Near White House: Report
Not So Happy Hour: Secret Service Agents Nab Pair During DC Dinner Near White House: Report Date night did not go as it was drawn up for one couple in Washington, DC who were both taken into custody by members of the Secret Service during dinner, according to an NBC Washington report. Diners at Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak, and Stone Crab didn't know they were in for dinner and a show on Tuesday, Jan. 17, when agents reportedly burst into the restaurant with guns drawn and ordered everybody to "get down” as they apprehended the couple. According to the report, a BMW the couple drove to the restaurant had been reported stolen with illegal tags, and the driver was found to be in posse…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
One Injured, Others Rescued In Maryland After BMW Smashes Through Townhouse In Fiery Crash One Injured, Others Rescued In Maryland After BMW Smashes Through Townhouse In Fiery Crash
One Injured, Others Rescued In Maryland After BMW Smashes Through Townhouse In Fiery Crash An explosive scene played out in Maryland when a driver lost control of his BMW and crashed into a Montgomery County townhouse that went up in flames, authorities announced. The car went through the townhouse and caught fire in the 400 block of Orchard Ridge Drive in Gaithersburg at approximately 3 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 29, according to investigators. Orchard Ridge Dr - crash, car fire & structure fire - @mcfrs Chief Goldstein w/ update https://t.co/T13SY9Uvul — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) August 29, 2022 Flames quickly engulfed the BMW and parts of the townhouse, which sustained e…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Maryland Filmmakers Killed In I-95 Crash Returning From Philadelphia Production Maryland Filmmakers Killed In I-95 Crash Returning From Philadelphia Production
Maryland Filmmakers Killed In I-95 Crash Returning From Philadelphia Production A pair of young filmmakers from the Baltimore area were killed in a crash on Interstate 95 in Delaware while returning from a production in Philadelphia, according to news reports and those who knew them. Martin Whittier, 37, and Nate Brubaker, 27, were heading south in a 2020 BMW M2 when the car became disabled in the middle lane of the highway around 10:20 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11 in Newark, DE, according to Delaware State Police and the pair's associates. A white 2017 Freightliner box truck also traveling southbound struck the BMW from behind, and pushed it in southern direction, towa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Single-Car Accident In Stafford Kills 30-Year-Old Woman: Police Single-Car Accident In Stafford Kills 30-Year-Old Woman: Police
Single-Car Accident In Stafford Kills 30-Year-Old Woman: Police A 30-year-old woman died after a single-vehicle accident in Stafford, police said. At around 8:20 p.m. on August 8, law enforcement reported to the area of 77 Bells Hill Road, where they found a BMW SUV that had struck a telephone pole and overturned, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. The driver, 30-year-old Nimra Farooq, was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Anyone who witnessed the crash or anyone with more information, should call police at 540-658-4400.

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by AJ Goldbloom
News
Federal Convict Who Hatched $400,000 GoFundMe Scam Gets NJ Prison Time, Too Federal Convict Who Hatched $400,000 GoFundMe Scam Gets NJ Prison Time, Too
Federal Convict Who Hatched $400,000 GoFundMe Scam Gets NJ Prison Time, Too UPDATE: A New Jersey man already serving federal prison time for a GoFundMe scheme that conned 14,000 donors across the country out of $400,000 to purportedly benefit a homeless veteran got a state prison sentence, as well. The plea-bargained five-year term approved by a Superior Court judge in Mount Holly on Friday will run at the same time as the 27-month federal sentence that Mark D'Amico of Trenton received in April. The difference is that there's no parole in the federal prison system, which keeps D'Amico in the medium-security United States Penitentiary in Lewisburg, PA for more than…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
DC Teen Burglars Charged With Trying To Kill Officer During Maryland Pursuit DC Teen Burglars Charged With Trying To Kill Officer During Maryland Pursuit
DC Teen Burglars Charged With Trying To Kill Officer During Maryland Pursuit Three teen burglars from Washington DC have been charged with trying to kill a Maryland police officer during a pursuit, authorities announced. Officers responding to the 6000 block of Johnson Avenue in Gaithersburg for an attempted burglary in process saw a BMW SUV matching a previous description from a similar incident leaving the area around 1:20 a.m. on Thursday, June 30, county police said. The surveillance footage indicated four unknown suspects entered the residence and stole a GMC Yukon SUV, which was subsequently recovered in the area the next day. During surveillance, the suspect…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police Charge Teen Driver In Crash That Killed 2 Oakton High Students Police Charge Teen Driver In Crash That Killed 2 Oakton High Students
Police Charge Teen Driver In Crash That Killed 2 Oakton High Students A grand jury indicted the 18-year-old driver who killed two Oakton High School students as they walked home from school in a crash earlier this month. Several others were also seriously injured in the June 7 wreck.  Usman Shahid, 18, of Fairfax, is expected to turn himself over to authorities on Thursday, June 23, Fairfax County police announced. Shahid will be arraigned on involuntary manslaughter charges, officials said.  Shahid was speeding in his BMW down Blake Lane when he crashed into an SUV at the intersection with Five Oaks Road in Oakton, police said. The sedan ricoc…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Two Teens Killed, Third Hospitalized In Fairfax County Wreck (DEVELOPING) Two Teens Killed, Third Hospitalized In Fairfax County Wreck (DEVELOPING)
Two Teens Killed, Third Hospitalized In Fairfax County Wreck (Developing) Two teen girls have died, and a third is in critical condition following a two-car crash that involved pedestrians on Tuesday, June 7, in Fairfax County. Paramedics took six people to the hospital for treatment following the wreck.  The crash happened just before noon at the intersection of Blake Lane and Five Oaks Road in Oakton.Maj. Eli Cory told WTOP that a BMW traveling south at a high rate of speed on Blake slammed into a Toyota 4Runner waiting to turn onto Five Oaks. The impact sent the BMW careening onto the sidewalk where three female students from Oakton High School were walking. …

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by Josh Lanier