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Still image captured from the video of the hit and run in Washington Park.

Washington Park police have hit and run video; urge driver to turn himself in

BY CAROLYN P. SMITH

News-Democrat

Police are looking for the driver who hit, ran over and dragged a 22-year-old man about 20 feet and then kept going.

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Stephen Colbert to have his DNA sent into space

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