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Old March 29th 05, 04:11 PM
Larry Bud
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> The OP didn't post the whole story. I watched an interview of her on
the
> Today show this morning. Her description of the events indicates

that she
> wasn't paying attention because of the cell phone call.


http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/...in683445.shtml

She says nothing of the sort:

Melissa says she was on a bridge that heads downtown and was speaking
to her sister on a cell phone but had her hands-free set on. "Both of
my hands were on the wheel and I was very aware of my surroundings.

"There's a metal grate over this bridge. I think it was just a
combination of maybe wind and a lot of water. As soon as I went onto
the metal grate, my car started to slide like it was on ice, and it
started to slide into oncoming traffic, which made me way over-correct,
trying to steer away from the oncoming car. As soon as my car hit the
pavement again, it shot me off like a slingshot. My tires were already
turned. So it just shot me off. It happened so quickly."

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