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Article: Funeral procession sees death of courtesy: Area drivers sometimes fail to yield right of way during solemn event, creating traffic hazards
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- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- July 17, 2006
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DAILY MAIL STAFF
You may be in a hurry during some car trips. But what if you
encounter someone else's final journey?
Some Charleston drivers seem to be part of a national trend that
has seen less respect being paid to funeral processions.
Failure to yield to processions is causing more accidents
nationwide, including a fatal one in Milwaukee.
So far, Charleston has been spared, but L.J. Fairless, owner of
Snodgrass Funeral Home, said he's aware of near misses.
"Some people just look at it as an inconvenience," Fairless said.
"We're all about time now. Get from point A to point B as fast as we
possibly can."
Sgt. Shawn Williams of the Charleston Police Department's traffic
division said he ...