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Car Drives Into FL Hotel Tiki Bar, Injures 2: FL Highway Patrol
The car’s driver lost control, drove into the tiki bar at a Sarasota hotel and hit 2 people at an outdoor tiki bar, FL Highway Patrol said.

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The car’s driver lost control, drove into the tiki bar at a Sarasota hotel and hit 2 people at an outdoor tiki bar, FL Highway Patrol said.

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