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Driver hits group of college cyclists in Tennessee; 2 killed, 7 injured
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What happened2 members of a university cycling team were killed and 7 others were injured when a car collided with a group of riders in Tennessee, state officials said.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "Driver hits group of college cyclists in Tennessee; 2 killed, 7 injured". The right frames it as "Driver accused of killing 2 college cyclists in Tennessee crash allegedly failed to brake...".
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CenterDriver hits group of college cyclists in Tennessee; 2 killed, 7 injured
WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightDriver accused of killing 2 college cyclists in Tennessee crash allegedly failed to brake: court docs
Driver hits group of college cyclists in Tennessee; 2 killed, 7 injured
2 members of a university cycling team were killed and 7 others were injured when a car collided with a group of riders in Tennessee, state officials said.
Driver accused of killing 2 college cyclists in Tennessee crash allegedly failed to brake: court docs
John Alexander Benfield showed no evidence of braking before striking Milligan University cyclists, killing two, according to a Tennessee court affidavit.
