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A driver desperate to use the bathroom plows into a Kroger in Texas, police say

The Mary Sue reaches for "crashes" where The Seattle Times stays flat.

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As of September 29, 2026 at 2:34 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened A man so desperate to use the bathroom at a Kroger supermarket in Texas intentionally crashed his 2006 Chevrolet HHR through the building’s front doors early Sunday morning.
The headline split The Mary Sue frames it as "Texas man needs to use the bathroom around 4 a.m., so he crashes his car into a closed Kr...". New York Times US frames it as "A Driver Desperate to Use the Bathroom Plows Into a Kroger in Texas, the Police Say".
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Left / center-leftA driver desperate to use the bathroom plows into a Kroger in Texas, police say

The Seattle Times · Center-left · News report

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The Seattle TimesNews report · Sep 29, 12:49 AM

A driver desperate to use the bathroom plows into a Kroger in Texas, police say

A man so desperate to use the bathroom at a Kroger supermarket in Texas intentionally crashed his 2006 Chevrolet HHR through the building’s front doors early Sunday morning.

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The Mary SueNews report · Sep 29, 2:34 AM

Texas man needs to use the bathroom around 4 a.m., so he crashes his car into a closed Kroger

crashes

Whether he actually made it to the bathroom remains unknown. Meanwhile, the store had a car where its front doors used to be.

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New York Times USNews report · Sep 29, 12:17 AM

A Driver Desperate to Use the Bathroom Plows Into a Kroger in Texas, the Police Say

The driver, James Mansell Lancaster Jr., was upset to find the supermarket in Rosenberg, Texas, closed early Sunday morning, the police said.

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Sep 29, 12:17 AM: New York Times US joined the source map.

Sep 29, 12:49 AM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.

Sep 29, 2:34 AM: The Mary Sue joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 3 sources · 1 bucket.