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No DUI charge for woman in hit-and-run
Pensacola News Journal
Debi Cummings, 19, of the 3700 block of Rajah Cove, had a blood-alcohol content of 0.117 when she was tested at the Santa Rosa County Jail about three hours after the accident, according to a Florida Highway Patrol arrest report.

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Pasadena elementary school asks for donations for family hurt in freak accident
Your Houston News
She called the fact that everyone survived a miracle. Those who wish to donate can do so at the Family Night at Pomeroy Elementary or send a check made out to Jose Jimenez to the school office, 920 Burke Road Pasadena, TX 77506.

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ProPublica
In Race For Better Cell Service, Men Who Climb Towers Pay With Their Lives
ProPublica
If you look up the major cell carriers in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's database of workplace accident investigations, you will not find a single tower climber fatality listed. Guilford didn't work for AT&T – he worked for a ...

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ETX student takes baseball to forehead, gets 40 stitches
KLTV
By Samantha Jordan - bio | email An East Texas student took a baseball to the forehead, got 40 stitches and is already back at school. Erasto Chavez's teachers and coaches say it was a freak accident that proves just how strong he is.

Long Valley accountant battling back from freak ocean mishap
New Jersey Hills
She also is an accountant and worked with Woeste until his accident. To register for the “walk and roll” (another Morrell pun referencing Dave's power chair) visit www.davewoeste.org. A click though will also reserve tickets for the concert.

Scouts high on Illini's Mercilus
Herald & Review
CHAMPAIGN — When he lost the tip of his left index finger during a freak weight lifting accident one year ago, Whitney Mercilus wondered how the missing digit might affect his chance to become an NFL draft pick. Could he still rush the passer?

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Globe and Mail
Yankees' Mariano Rivera Tears ACL, Future In Doubt
NPR
by AP New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera sealed a win against the Texas Rangers last month. Rivera has spent 18 years in the major leagues and has five World Series rings. New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera sealed a win against the Texas ...
Mariano Rivera vows to return in 2013Globe and Mail
Cashman: We have right pieces to handle Rivera lossNewsday

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Texas man gets five- to eight-year term for cousin's death
The Ranger
"This was nothing but a freak accident that was far stranger than any fiction writer could ever write," Ellis said. Young called the matter a "tough case, there's no doubt about that." He rejected a probation sentence because it is "inappropriate given ...

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'Senor Sack' gets overdue honor
Amarillo.com (blog)
That's the way it seemed when the dominant Rivera played at Texas Tech from 1979-82. He engulfed linemen, backs, it didn't matter. At 6-foot-2 and more than 300 pounds, he was an athletic freak at defensive tackle. He was quick, strong, and had a motor ...

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MLB Capsules - AL: Rangers lose third straight, 6-3 to Indians
Brownsville Herald
AP Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Jeanmar Gomez pitches in the first inning in a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Friday, May 4, 2012, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) CLEVELAND (AP) — Losing streaks don't happen very often to the Texas ...

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