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Woman hit, killed retrieving items from car on SSP

A young mother was killed Sunday morning after trying to retrieve belongings from her car following a crash. Police say 25-year-old Brittany Leith lost control of her car and flipped over on the Southern

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Nov 30, 2015, 12:41 PM

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