I must admit that stories like the following one give me the chills.  This is mostly due to the fact that my girlfriend is a runner who frequently runs along the highways.  It is being reported by newsday.com that two joggers were run over in Huntington New York by a 19 year old driver who was apparently under the influence of an unnamed drug.

Suffolk County police say Shea Rosen was driving an SUV southbound on Route 110 in Huntington at about 7:25 p.m. Thursday when he hit the joggers.

Amanda Malloy, a 29-year-old Melville resident, was pronounced dead at Huntington Hospital.

Her companion, 32-year-old Vincent Saunders of Huntington, was hospitalized in serious condition.(Source newsday.com)

Rosen is currently being held on a 1 million dollar bond.
Specific details were not given about where the runners were struck, but my girlfriend is from this part of New York and said that Route 110 is heavily traveled.  It is of course suggested that when running you avoid high traffic areas, especially during rush hour, and that you run on the sidewalk if at all possible.  So be careful when you are running, and if you are driving please think twice about doing so while intoxicated.  The consequences can truly be life altering in the worst way possible.

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