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Officer Drove Into Wrong-Way DUI Driver To Stop Him: St. Pete Police
An officer forced a wrong-way DUI driver off the road Monday morning by driving into him, St. Petersburg police said.

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An officer forced a wrong-way DUI driver off the road Monday morning by driving into him, St. Petersburg police said.

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