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An Australian woman became highly concerned as she drove through the streets of Sydney late one night because she was being pursued by a hearse whose driver repeatedly sounded the horn and shouted. Following an emergency call, police stopped the hearse driver, who was found to be intoxicated. The hearse driver's lawyer later explained that the man was a binge drinker making a cry for help.
July 17, 2012 Read time: 1 min
An Australian woman became highly concerned as she drove through the streets of Sydney late one night because she was being pursued by a hearse whose driver repeatedly sounded the horn and shouted. Following an emergency call, police stopped the hearse driver, who was found to be intoxicated. The hearse driver's lawyer later explained that the man was a binge drinker making a cry for help.

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