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[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The single most memorable part of Twin Peaks season 3 was this exact scenario but with a child, while the mother watched the whole thing, horrified.

edit: okay not exactly like that, the hit and run driver in the Twin Peaks episode didn't stop and honk, they were just in the wrong lane from the get-go. But still very similar situation

CW: a fictional portrayal of a child dying to a hit and run accident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V62BJFn-BTQ