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Buggy mistake

In the US state of North Carolina, a TV golf commentator and the driver of his golf buggy recently caused somewhat of an upset after running over the foot of a state trooper in their vehicle while a golfing event was in progress.
September 29, 2014 Read time: 1 min

In the US state of North Carolina, a TV golf commentator and the driver of his golf buggy recently caused somewhat of an upset after running over the foot of a state trooper in their vehicle while a golfing event was in progress. The trooper was understandably less than impressed and another officer quickly responded by arresting the two. According to the trooper, the pair in the buggy had not followed instructions to stop.

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