A SMALL PRICE FOR LIFE
Recent wire reports carried the story of a motorist who stole $9 worth of gasoline and died in a fiery wreck while making his getaway. The speeding car exploded when it hit a tree. Police said the unidentified motorist had filled up at a gas station without paying. Station manager Gary Adams, 35, drove after him, honking, waving his arms and yelling as the cars raced through a residential area. After the crash, the driver struggled to pull himself out a window of the burning car. The station manager tried to rescue him. “He tried to pull him out. It got too hot. He gave up,” said Corporal John McLain. “He died a very painful death for $9 of gas,” said Vince Sullivan, a witness who tried to douse the flames with a fire extinguisher.
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