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January 31, 2020

All the Signs Were Ignored

A week before I was going to take the driving test to get my license, a man ran a yield sign and T-boned my car. It was around 7:30 in […]

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March 13, 2018

A Friends’ Arrest Gives Perspective

By Justin Lowry I had a friend who was personally effected by impaired driving. My friends and I use to go out almost every weekend. After a heavy night of […]

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October 13, 2017

Don’t Put Your Life In Danger

Tale from the DUDE Side by Alexandra Bowden Two of my friends were drinking and ended up driving. Unfortunately, one of them did not make it. My mom raised me to […]

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