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2005 Reader Submission
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Local Section, front page

Jennifer Lee Hashimoto, 35, was moving to a new place, and some of her good pillows from Crate & Barrel fell off the truck on a bridge over Trabuco Creek in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. Hashimoto and her friend did a U-turn at the far end of the bridge and stopped on the other side in the dark. Hashimoto's friend, Iris McGee, suggested they get a flashlight before jumping over the guard rail to go to the other side of the bridge, which was about 25 feet away. Jennifer thought there was roadway between the bridges and she looked before she leaped, falling 75 feet to ther death.

Submitted on 11/11/2005

Submitted by: John Jaeger
Reference: Orange County Register, Nov 8

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Greg said:
Definitely Toss: Repeat
I'm going to toss this as a repeat, but thanks John for the extra twist here in this tale we already have - her friend suggested she grab a flashlight! If this makes the grade, these details are important. :-)

James said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
Yes, John, we do already have this story, but the extra detail about the flashlight is VERY important (I voted to keep it as a DA because she COULD have used a flashlight). I will vote to pass this on to Darwin for her perusal...

Sheryl said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
Drat, I *hate* newspapers that force you to register to see stories! I think you mean "leaped before she looked", John but the story adds the flashlight information which, as James says, is important, especially as her friend suggested checking with the flashlight first. Adding that to going back just for clothes dropped on a busy highway and you get a lot of stupidity.

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