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77-year-old man hit, killed on I-14 in Killeen while pushing bicycle
The Killeen Daily Herald ^ | September 18, 2020 | Jacob Brooks

Posted on 07/18/2021 10:50:10 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

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This is from last year, and, yes, I'm well aware that the victim shouldn't have been walking down the middle of the interstate, but this story still does provide a cautionary tale against excessive speeding and other reckless forms of driving.

I hope the hit-and-runners are enjoying the hospitality of the state of Texas in 6 x 9 cells, too.

1 posted on 07/18/2021 10:50:10 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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PING!


2 posted on 07/18/2021 10:51:40 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Florida: America's new free zone.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Just a quick point to everyone: It would be helpful if in the title of the thread you would mention the name of state to provide the reader with a quick frame of reference. Many thanks & Cheers!


3 posted on 07/18/2021 10:52:41 AM PDT by glennaro (Dennis Prager: "Until it's safe" means "Never")
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Is there a Killeen in any other state besides Texas?


4 posted on 07/18/2021 10:54:44 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Free Republic: The Internet's 1st social media platform. Since 1996.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Must be a real slow news day if this is “latest articles”.


5 posted on 07/18/2021 10:56:50 AM PDT by Segovia
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To: glennaro

Texas.


6 posted on 07/18/2021 10:59:02 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Florida: America's new free zone.)
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To: Segovia

I’m a road geek, among other things, and was searching news about I-14 and this article came up.


7 posted on 07/18/2021 10:59:43 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Florida: America's new free zone.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist; glennaro
Is there a Killeen in any other state besides Texas?

No, but if you never heard of Killeen (or I-14), you still wouldn't know where the story took place.
8 posted on 07/18/2021 11:00:25 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (“At first you go bankrupt slowly, then all at once.” -- Hemingway)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
According to geotargit.com:

There are 5 places named Killeen in Ireland.
There is one place named Killeen in America.

So you are correct, but this practice would be helpful for a city or town named, say, "Washington" (there are 88 such places in the U.S.)

Cheers!

9 posted on 07/18/2021 11:00:28 AM PDT by glennaro (Dennis Prager: "Until it's safe" means "Never")
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10 posted on 07/18/2021 11:01:43 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks


11 posted on 07/18/2021 11:06:07 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Dr. Sivana

There’s this thing called a “link.” It’s usually highlighted in red and underlined. You click on it and you can go to the article and find out what state the city is in, among other details.


12 posted on 07/18/2021 11:08:23 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Free Republic: The Internet's 1st social media platform. Since 1996.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Yikes! I’ve cycled that stretch of highway. However, when I did so it had not yet been designated an interstate so was legal to ride my bike.


13 posted on 07/18/2021 11:09:53 AM PDT by rhinohunter
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> There are 5 places named Killeen in Ireland. <

When I saw the headline, my first thought was that this was a story from Ireland (seriously).


14 posted on 07/18/2021 11:10:28 AM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: glennaro

I agree. Altho Killeen may not be one of them, every state has some duplicate cities/town names. Not unreasonable to add that in.

Please and Thank You!


15 posted on 07/18/2021 11:12:44 AM PDT by TribalPrincess2U
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

There’s these things calied malware that can install themselves on your computer when you click on things called links. Don’t click on links.


16 posted on 07/18/2021 11:12:48 AM PDT by webheart (Free of mask, free of mask! Great God almighty.....)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

I assumed it was Alaska. But I didn’t know where I-14 was.


17 posted on 07/18/2021 11:14:35 AM PDT by cuban leaf (We killed our economy and damaged our culture. In 2021 we will pine for the salad days of 2020.)
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To: glennaro

Just a quick point to everyone: It would be helpful if in the title of the thread you would mention the name of state to provide the reader with a quick frame of reference. Many thanks & Cheers!

I agree.


18 posted on 07/18/2021 11:16:53 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Is there a Killeen in any other state besides Texas?


Not everyone lives in Texas. Just adding TX behind the name would have provided all the hint interested readers would need.


19 posted on 07/18/2021 11:19:02 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
There’s this thing called a “link.” It’s usually highlighted in red and underlined. You click on it and you can go to the article and find out what state the city is in, among other details.

There's this other thing, called "putting the name of the state in brackets or parentheses" so that the folks reading the article don't have to go to a separate link, which is part of the reason why people go to FR in the first place. Also, MANY local newspapers bury the location, forcing you do look up the weather or advertisements to get a place name.
20 posted on 07/18/2021 11:20:49 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (“At first you go bankrupt slowly, then all at once.” -- Hemingway)
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