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* AnAesop: Be careful driving and follow the rules of the road or you'll end up killing someone and/or yourself. If you don't die, you might might as well wish you had.



* WhatASenselessWasteOfHumanLife: Friday talking with Norman Jacoby and also what people keep telling Clayton Filmore.

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* WhatASenselessWasteOfHumanLife: Friday talking with Norman Jacoby and also what people keep telling Clayton Filmore.Filmore.
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Sergeant Joe Friday and Officer Bill Gannon are working in Felony Follow-ups Section, Accident Investigation division. A drive has hit two elderly people while crossing the street. The only information to go on is a blue Ford car. The episode also talks about car crashes in general as a number of scenes show the after effects of car crashes.


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Sergeant Joe Friday and Officer Bill Gannon are working in Felony Follow-ups Section, Accident Investigation division. A drive driver has hit two elderly people while who were crossing the street. The only information to go on is a blue Ford car. The episode also talks about car crashes in general as a number of scenes show the after effects of car crashes.




* TheAlcoholic: Clayton typically drinks and drives. This causes him to loose both of his legs.

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* TheAlcoholic: Clayton typically drinks and drives. This causes him to loose lose both of his legs.



* CutHimselfShaving: Clayton says that his front window being broken is due to hitting a dog. Everyone who sees the window and the car itself knows that a dog couldn't have caused so much damage.

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* CutHimselfShaving: Clayton says that his front window windshield being broken is due to hitting a dog. Everyone who sees the window and the car itself knows that a dog couldn't have caused so much damage.



* DrunkDriver: Clayton has a few drinks before driving, which causes him to end up in a second car crash, killing two teenage girls and causing him to loose both of his legs.

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* DrunkDriver: Clayton has a few drinks before driving, which causes him to end up in a second car crash, killing two teenage girls and causing him to loose lose both of his legs.



* WhatASenselessWasteOfHumanLife: Friday talking with Norman Jacoby and also how people keep telling Clayton Filmore.

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* WhatASenselessWasteOfHumanLife: Friday talking with Norman Jacoby and also how what people keep telling Clayton Filmore.
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* NosyNeighbor: Alice Bronson comes across as being a busy body when following the day to day activity of her neighbor. She insists that he is the one who ran over the elderly neighbors. The neighbor has nothing to do with the crash. His car had a flat tire and is white.

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* NosyNeighbor: Alice Bronson comes across as being a busy body when following the day to day activity of her neighbor. She insists that he is the one who ran over the elderly neighbors. The neighbor has nothing to do with the crash. His car had a flat tire and is white.white while the suspect car is green.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Reporter Norman Jacoby is more interested in seeing the photos of the car crash than information about car crashes as he is planning on printing them in the newspaper. Once Gannon shows him the photos, he regrets it and runs to the bathroom to throw up.
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* DrunkDriver: Clayton has a few drinks before driving, which causes him to end up in a second car crash and loose both legs.

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* DrunkDriver: Clayton has a few drinks before driving, which causes him to end up in a second car crash crash, killing two teenage girls and causing him to loose both of his legs.
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* DrunkDriver: Clayton has a few drinks before driving, which causes him to end up in a second car crash and loose both legs.
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* TheAlcoholic: Clayton typically drinks and drives. [[spoiler:This causes him to loose both of his legs.]]

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* TheAlcoholic: Clayton typically drinks and drives. [[spoiler:This This causes him to loose both of his legs.]]
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* BystanderSyndrome: The cab driver talks about how he sees so many traffic accidents everyday that he hardly reports on them anymore, due to being tied up in court.
* CutHimselfShaving: Clayton says that his front window being broken is due to hitting a dog. Everyone who sees the window and the car itself knows that a dog couldn't have caused so much damage.
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* NosyNeighbor: Alice Bronson comes across as being a busy body when following the day to day activity of her neighbor. Inciting that he is the one who ran over the elderly neighbors. The neighbor has nothing to do with the crash. His car had a flat tire and is white.

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* NosyNeighbor: Alice Bronson comes across as being a busy body when following the day to day activity of her neighbor. Inciting She insists that he is the one who ran over the elderly neighbors. The neighbor has nothing to do with the crash. His car had a flat tire and is white.
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* AnAesop: Be careful driving and follow the rules of the road or you'll end up killing someone and/or yourself. If you don't die, you might might as well wish you had.
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* TheAlcoholic: Clayton typically drinks and drives. [[spoiler:This causes him to loose both of his legs.]]
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* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler: Clayton Filmore's final fate. He looses both legs in his second car crash. Everyone, including the prosecutor, feel sorry for him. However, they still do not allow him to drive a car anymore.]]

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* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler: Clayton Filmore's final fate. He looses both legs in his second car crash. Everyone, including the prosecutor, feel feels sorry for him. However, they still do not allow him to drive a car anymore.]]



* DivorceIsTemporary: Patricia Filmore is in the middle of divorcing her husband Clayton. [[spoiler:He claims that he will improve himself and stop drinking if she drops the divorce. He doesn't last as both of them get into another crash.]]
* NosyNeighbor: Alice Bronson comes across as being a busy body when following the day to day activity of her neighbor. Inciting that he is the one who ran over the elderly neighbors. [[spoiler:The neighbor has nothing to do with the crash. His car had a flat tire and is white.]]
* SmugSnake: Clayton Filmore has no remorse [[spoiler:for killing the two elderly people]] and starts to complain about his bail being so slow.

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* DivorceIsTemporary: Patricia Filmore is in the middle of divorcing her husband Clayton. [[spoiler:He He claims that he will improve himself and stop drinking if she drops the divorce. He doesn't last as both of them get into another crash.]]
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* NosyNeighbor: Alice Bronson comes across as being a busy body when following the day to day activity of her neighbor. Inciting that he is the one who ran over the elderly neighbors. [[spoiler:The The neighbor has nothing to do with the crash. His car had a flat tire and is white.]]
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* SmugSnake: Clayton Filmore has no remorse [[spoiler:for for killing the two elderly people]] people and starts to complain about his bail being so slow.
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* VomitDiscretionShot: Norman Jacoby, the reporter, leaves to go throw up after seeing the pictures and story from Friday on car crash victims. He hadn't touched his breakfast.

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* VomitDiscretionShot: Norman Jacoby, the reporter, leaves to go throw up after seeing the pictures and story from Friday on car crash victims. He hadn't touched his breakfast.breakfast.
* WhatASenselessWasteOfHumanLife: Friday talking with Norman Jacoby and also how people keep telling Clayton Filmore.
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* NosyNeighbor: Alice Bronson comes across as being a busy body when following the day to day activity of her neighbor. Inciting that he is the one who ran over the elderly neighbors. [[Spoiler:The neighbor has nothing to do with the crash. His car had a flat tire and is white.]]

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* NosyNeighbor: Alice Bronson comes across as being a busy body when following the day to day activity of her neighbor. Inciting that he is the one who ran over the elderly neighbors. [[Spoiler:The [[spoiler:The neighbor has nothing to do with the crash. His car had a flat tire and is white.]]
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First Aired - April 6, 1967

Sergeant Joe Friday and Officer Bill Gannon are working in Felony Follow-ups Section, Accident Investigation division. A drive has hit two elderly people while crossing the street. The only information to go on is a blue Ford car. The episode also talks about car crashes in general as a number of scenes show the after effects of car crashes.


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* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler: Clayton Filmore's final fate. He looses both legs in his second car crash. Everyone, including the prosecutor, feel sorry for him. However, they still do not allow him to drive a car anymore.]]
* AuthorFilibuster: Friday gives one when telling Reporter Norman Jacoby about the dangers of driving a car.
* DivorceIsTemporary: Patricia Filmore is in the middle of divorcing her husband Clayton. [[spoiler:He claims that he will improve himself and stop drinking if she drops the divorce. He doesn't last as both of them get into another crash.]]
* NosyNeighbor: Alice Bronson comes across as being a busy body when following the day to day activity of her neighbor. Inciting that he is the one who ran over the elderly neighbors. [[Spoiler:The neighbor has nothing to do with the crash. His car had a flat tire and is white.]]
* SmugSnake: Clayton Filmore has no remorse [[spoiler:for killing the two elderly people]] and starts to complain about his bail being so slow.
* VomitDiscretionShot: Norman Jacoby, the reporter, leaves to go throw up after seeing the pictures and story from Friday on car crash victims. He hadn't touched his breakfast.

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