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Show MURDER Death of a 14 year-old boy near Las Vegas, N. M., after he had been struck and dragged for eight miles under the car of a hit-run driver, Is horrible proof of the atrocious-ness atrocious-ness of the crime of falling to stop and give aid to a victim after an accident. A physician who examined the boy said he believed his In-Juries In-Juries would have been minor, and his life easily saved. If the driver of the car had stopped. It is believed the injured boy clung to the car and was dragged for eight miles before finally losing los-ing his grip and suffering fatal Injuries as a result. The driver, who is quoted as explaining his failure to stop by saying: "I lost my head," has been charged with murder . , . That's a warning to all motorists that hit-run driving is always potential murder, and may result in that extremely serious charge. |